He lifted her bodily and bore her upwards.
She was still half-dazed when he set her down in a chair.

She held fast to his arm.

"Please stay with me just a moment--just a moment!" she besought him incoherently.
He stayed, very steady and quiet beside her.

"Are you hurt ?" he asked her.
She fought with herself, but could not answer him.

A ridiculous desire to dissolve into tears possessed her.