She would probably have revived, in time; possibly did revive.

But the clutch of those fingers was fatal; she could not survive it.

It costs me more than you can ever understand to say this, but questions like yours must be answered.

I should not be an honest man otherwise." Sweetwater made a movement.

Mr.Fox turned and looked at him critically.
"Speak out," said he.
But Sweetwater had nothing to say.
Neither had Dr.Perry.The oppression of an unsolved problem, involving lives of whose value each formed a different estimate, was upon them all; possibly heaviest upon the district attorney, the most serious portion of whose work lay still before him.
To the relief of all, Carmel was physically stronger than we expected when she came to retake the stand in the afternoon.