There was a dreadful pause , and then everyone began asking " Who saw him last ? How long has he been missing ? Is he outside ? and then all rushed to the door and looked out . The snow was falling thickly and steadily , the green ice of the pool had vanished under a thick white blanket , and from where the little house stood in the centre of the dam you could hardly see either bank . Out they went , plunging well over their ankles into the soft new snow , and went round the house in every direction . " Edmund ! Edmund ! " they called till they were hoarse . But the silently falling snow seemed to muffle their voices and there was not even an echo in answer .
Наступила страшная пауза, а потом все начали спрашивать: «Кто его видел последний раз? Давно ли он пропал? Он снаружи?», а потом все бросились к двери и выглянули. Часть пруда исчезла под толстым белым одеялом, и с того места, где стоял домик в центре плотины, почти не было видно ни одного берега. дом во всех направлениях. «Эдмунд! Эдмунд!" - кричали они до хрипоты. Но бесшумно падавший снег словно заглушал их голоса, и не было даже эха в ответ.