"I daresay _nothing_ could make her afraid, but the thought that something might go wrong while her husband was away.

And strength was given her." She was so thrilled that she got up and walked across the room with quite a fine sweep of heroic movement in her momentary excitement.

She held her head up and smiled with widening eyes.
But she saw Captain Osborn drag at his black moustache to hide an unattractive grin, and she was at once abashed into feeling silly and shy.

She sat down again with awkward self-consciousness.
"I'm afraid I'm making you laugh at me," she apologised, "but that story always gives me such a romantic feeling.

I like her so." "Oh! not at all, not all," said Osborn.