Everything is possible if one is resolved," she said.

She drew in her little lips together, and Gregory obeyed her; she was so small and slight now it was like dressing a small doll.

He would have lifted her down from the bed when he had finished, but she pushed him from her, laughing very softly.

It was the first time she had laughed in those long, dreary months.
"No, no; I can get down myself," she said, slipping cautiously on to the floor.

"You see!" She cast a defiant glance of triumph when she stood there.