Sellers was conducted to this cell by the matron and looked in, his emotions quite overcame him, the tears rolled down his cheeks and his voice trembled so that he could hardly speak.

Washington was unable to say anything; he looked from Laura to the miserable creatures who were walking in the corridor with unutterable disgust.

Laura was alone calm and self-contained, though she was not unmoved by the sight of the grief of her friends.
"Are you comfortable, Laura ?" was the first word the Colonel could get out.
"You see," she replied.

"I can't say it's exactly comfortable." "Are you cold ?" "It is pretty chilly.

The stone floor is like ice.