She gripped his arm with both hands, saying no word.
"Stick to it!" he said.
"I--I'm an awful idiot!" she managed to articulate.
"No, you're not.

You're a brave girl," he said.

"I was a fool not to warn you.

I forgot you didn't know your way.

Did you hurt yourself when you fell ?" "My knee--a little," she said.