Hesitantly,Noahnoddedandwantedtoleft.Lucasfollowingwhenhesteppedforwardslowly,itdawnedonhimitwasdishonesttodoso.Worriedwithguilt,hewentback,andsaidtoLucas,wegotthepayandweshouldfinishthework.Hearinghiswords,Lucasnodded,andtheycontinuedtoclean.Socoldastheweatherwasandtheirhandsnumb,theykeptclearingslowly.Theyfeltasenseofaccomplishmentsweptoverthemwhentheysawsnowdepthgraduallydroppedbytheirhardwork.Afewhourswitnessedtheireffort.NosoonerhadMrsWilliamgotoutofthecar,thanshesawthedrivewayshoveled.Shefeltsatisfiedwiththeboys'work.Hereyeslitupwithhappiness,shepraisedthemandofferedthemtheworkofeverydaypershovel,whichwasthesameprice.Soexcitedwerethetwoboysthattheyputtheirallstrengthtodoeveryday.Amonthlater,theysavedenoughmoneytobuytheirfavouritebike.Thrilledandhappy,theywenttotheshopandboughtthebike.Seeingthebikeagain,whichbelongedtothem,theysmiled.Althoughtheweatherwascold,theirlifewaswarmedbythelabour.


