"If you do that it will be the worse for you.

Put your hand on my shoulder!" In the darkness he could see her eyes flash with determination, and so without further objection he placed a hand lightly on her shoulder, and in this manner they made their way through the door and into the cabin.
Once inside the door he halted, blinking at the light and undecided.
But she promptly led him toward another door, into a room containing a bed.

She led him to the bedside and stood near him after he had sunk down upon it.
"You are to sleep here to-night," she said.

"To-morrow, if you are considerably better, I may allow you to travel." She went out, returning immediately with a small bottle containing medicine.

"If you feel worse during the night," she directed, "you must take a spoonful from that bottle.