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But hunger soon forces the hares to leave their snug snow-house; in the bitter nights, as the icy wind sweeps through the thin beech-copses on the downs, they canter off down into the vale, to eat the cabbages in the cottage gardens, and nibble the turnips in the heaps opened to feed the sheep in the straw yards.

Weatherwatch: On snow storms and scampering hares 2011

Their snow-house glows slightly from the blubber lamp that is left burning to keep the temperature up inside even while they are away.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

Crozier follows Silence's tracks around the snow-house and toward the frozen beach and frozen sea.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

Raven flew inland until he found a snow-house where an old man lived with a daughter.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

Crozier was astonished at how warm their snow-house seemed: always, he guessed, at least fifty degrees warmer than the outside temperature and frequently warm enough that neither of them wore anything but their caribou-skin shorts when out from under the robes.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

Everyone, even the young woman, was using his or her knife the way Lady Silence had in her snow-house more than two months earlier — cutting the skin, meat, and blubber toward their mouths so the sharp blades came within a hairsbreadth of their greasy lips and tongues.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

As soon as Crozier was able to crawl and go outside with her, Silence explained through her string-language and gestures that it was imperative that they always dry out their outer clothing upon coming back into the snow-house.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

This dark morning he's awakened in their snow-house by Silence, who is using the string shapes shifting between her fingers to tell him that it is time to go seal hunting again.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

On moonlit nights, Crozier can see hills inland from their snow-house site — not mountains, but hills larger than any the captain has ever seen on King William Island — and their campsite itself is more sheltered from the wind than any place he or his men ever found, including Terror Camp.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

Before leaving the snow-house, Crozier has tied sinew thongs around his arms and legs the way Silence has shown him, in an attempt to keep his clothes from rustling.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007