AndpresentlyatthesamemomentPeterandBenjaminnoticedthatwhenevertheyshookthewindow——
thelittledooroppositeshookinanswer。Theyoungfamilywerealive；shutupintheoven！
BenjaminwassoexcitedthatitwasamercyhedidnotawakeTommyBrock，whosesnorescontinuedsolemnlyinMr。Tod\'sbed。
Buttherereallywasnotverymuchcomfortinthediscovery。Theycouldnotopenthewindow；andalthoughtheyoungfamilywasalive——thelittlerabbitswerequiteincapableoflettingthemselvesout；theywerenotoldenoughtocrawl。
Aftermuchwhispering，PeterandBenjamindecidedtodigatunnel。