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"…exciting his ro to describe it quite like that," said Nanny Ogg "Yes, I suspects you weren't!" said Granny "I suspects you was going to use Language!" Tiffany definitely heard the capital "L," which entirely suggested that the language she was thinking of was not to be uttered in polite cohty, which is hard to do when you have a face like a happy apple "I was actually going to draw Tiff's attention to this," she said, taking an ornament off the crowded lanced at it before; it had two little doorways at the front and, at the moment, a tiny little wooden man with a top hat "It's called a weather house," Nanny said, handing it to Tiffany "I don't knoorks--there's a bit of special string or so--but there's a little woodento rain and a little wooden wo to be sunny But they're on a little pivoty thing, see? They can never be out at the same time, see? Never An' I can't help wonderin', when the weather's changin', if the little man sees the little woman out of the corner of his eye and wonders--"

"Is this about sex?" asked Tiffany Miss Tick looked at the ceiling Granny Weatherwax cleared her throat Nanny gave a huge laugh that would have embarrassed even the little wooden man "Sex?" she said "Between Suht"

"Don't…think…it," said Granny Weatherwax sternly She turned to Tiffany "He's fascinated by you, that's what it is And we don't kno ht be quite weak You'll have to be a summer in winter until winter ends," she added flatly "That's justice No excuses You et what you chose"

"Couldn't I just go and find her and say I' on 'sorry,'" said Granny, pacing up and down again "They know it's just a word"

"You knohat I think?" said Nanny "I think she's watchin' you, Tiff She's sayin' to herself, 'Who's this hoity-toity young madam steppin' into my shoes? Well, let's make her walk athrough Chaffinch's Mythology "The gods expect you to pay for yourpatted Tiffany's hand "If she wants to see what you can do, show her what you can do, Tiff, eh? That's the way! Surprise her!"

"You mean the Summer Lady?" said Tiffany Nanny winked "Oh, and the Summer Lady, too!" There hat sounded very h frolared at her Tiffany sighed It was all very well to talk about choices, but she had no choice here "All right What else can I expect apart fro," said Miss Tick, still thuh the book "Ah…it says here that she was, I mean is, fairer than all the stars in heaven…" They all looked at Tiffany "You could try doing so after a while "Like what?" said Tiffany "Like anything, really"

"Apart fro withelse?"

"Says here, quoting a very old rasses in Aprill and filleth the beehives with honey swete,'" Miss Tick reported "How do I do that?"

"I don't know, but I suspect that happens anyway," said Miss Tick "And the Suets the credit?"

"I think she just has to exist for it to happen, really," said Miss Tick "Anything else?"

"Er, yes You have to make sure the winter ends," said Miss Tick "And, of course, deal with the Wintersmith"

"And how do I do that?"

"We think that you just have to…be there," said Granny Weatherwax "Or perhaps you'll knohat to do when the time comes" Meep "Be where?" said Tiffany "Everywhere Anywhere"