Mrs.Larkin grew weaker as the August days began; she required constant care; there was little Fay to look after; and such household work as was imperative.

Lassiter put Bells in the stable with the other racers, and directed his efforts to a closer attendance upon Jane.

She welcomed the change.

He was always at hand to help, and it was her fortune to learn that his boast of being awkward around women had its root in humility and was not true.
His great, brown hands were skilled in a multiplicity of ways which a woman might have envied.

He shared Jane's work, and was of especial help to her in nursing Mrs.Larkin.The woman suffered most at night, and this often broke Jane's rest.