A misstep being no trifle, Rudolph offered his hand for the mere safety; but she took it with a curious little laugh.

They climbed cautiously.

Once, at a halt, she stood very close, with eyes shining large in the dusk.

Her slight body trembled, her head shook with stifled merriment, like a girl overcome by mischief.
"What a queer little world!" she whispered.

"You and I here!--I never dreamed you could be funny.