'Besides,' he added, reassuringly, 'even if I do get a little wet, we always have a fire there, you know.' 'Well, I hope the weather will be a little better than this in the morning,' said Nora.

'Isn't it a dreadful night! I keep feeling afraid that the house is going to be blown down.' Long after Nora was asleep, Owen lay listening to the howling of the wind and the noise of the rain as it poured heavily on the roof....