-LRB- This was what she called Mount Etna and Mount Vesuvius . -RRB- ` It does the lemons and grapes good . ' And off she flew , and Kay sat alone in the great hall trying to do his puzzle . He sat so still that you would have thought he was frozen . Then it happened that little Gerda stepped into the hall . The biting cold winds became quiet as if they had fallen asleep when she appeared in the great , empty , freezing hall . She caught sight of Kay ; she recognised him , and ran and put her arms round his neck , crying , ` Kay ! dear little Kay ! I have found you at last ! ' But he sat quite still and cold . Then Gerda wept hot tears which fell on his neck and thawed his heart and swept away the bit of the looking-glass . He looked at her and then he burst into tears . He cried so much that the glass splinter swam out of his eye ; then he knew her , and cried out , ` Gerda ! dear little Gerda ! Where have you been so long ? and where have I been ? ' And he looked round him . ` How cold it is here ! How wide and empty ! ' and he threw himself on Gerda , and she laughed and wept for joy .
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