- Birdy teaches Tom how to use the snowshoes. They work so well that Tom doesn't worry about getting to or from work anymore.
- One day at the end of February, Tom goes out to the Breen place to check on the barn.
- The barn looks exactly the same, confirming what Birdy had said about it being well built.
- Everything is still around the house. Tom wonders if the Widow Breen has left or died (though he doesn't say as much), but then he notices a small stream of smoke rising from the chimney.