? ? ? ? 'I should prefer going with you,' she said in a low voice, in which there was just a hint of appeal.
? ? ? ? 'I might be able to help you a-' her voice broke- 'a little. And if anything should happen to you, think of me left here alone.'
? ? ? ? 'Oh, I intend being very careful,' I answered. 'And I shall not go so far but what I can get back before night. Yes, all said and done, I think it vastly better for you to remain and sleep and rest and do nothing.'
? ? ? ? She turned and looked me in the eyes. Her gaze was soft but unfaltering.
? ? ? ? 'Please, please!' she said very softly.
? ? ? ? I stiffened myself to refuse, and shook my head. Still she waited and looked at me, I tried to word my refusal, but wavered. I saw the glad light spring into her eyes, and knew that I had lost. It was impossible to say no after that.
? ? ? ? The wind died down in the afternoon, and we were prepared to start the following morning.
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