While they were busily scooping out a big hollow in the hay, they were startled by a rustling behind them.
There was a cry of dismay both from Henriette and her guest, and the rug beneath their feet was simply white with riches. In a moment I was upon my knees scooping them up by the handful.
The great lakes, that were enlarged during the glacial period and in some cases wholly created--by the scooping out and damming up of the waterways and by piling glacial drift around their shores--have had some of their outlets raised to a higher level, and others have been created anew.