When Mr. St. John went, it was beginning to snow; the whirling storm continued all night. The next day a keen wind brought fresh and blinding falls; by twilight the valley was drifted up and almost impassable.
Quando Saint-John partì la neve cominciava a cadere; continuò a nevicare tutta la notte e il giorno seguente, così che verso sera la valle era quasi impraticabile.