He felt her eyes upon him; she had ceased her sobs, and looked steadily into his face.
It would have been easy for him to meet that look on the morning of this day, but after that night's work in Morgantown he had to brace his nerve to withstand it.
She said: "You can't budge the tree ?" "Yes--in a minute; I will try again." "You'll only hurt yourself for nothing.

I saw how you strained at it." The greatest miracle he had ever seen was her calm.

Her eyes were wide and sorrowful indeed, but she was almost smiling up to him.
After a while he was able to say, in a faint voice: "Are you very cold ?" She answered: "I'm not afraid.

But if you stay longer with me, you may freeze.

The snow and even the tree help to keep me almost warm; but you will freeze.