"As a finger on the snow alters the course of the toboggin, and a nervous push makes it slue round, scattering the inmates, it is needless to say the tyro in front is admonished to preserve the most absolute immobility."
""I'll take myself down, anyhow," said Du Meresq, rather nettled; and, having dragged her toboggin up the hill, ran off to get another; but, in passing Cecil, found a moment to say --"
"I had had nearly enough jumping, but I took Captain Delamere on my toboggin -- didn't trust him to steer, I can tell you, my dear -- and bumped down quite safe."