Then there must be five more such streets between this and the river; and she could see, up the cross streets, that the city was even vaster in the direction of the hills.

And there were all these cross streets! It was stupefying--overwhelming--incredible.
She began to be nervous, they were going so far.

She glanced anxiously at the conductor.

He was watching her interestedly, understood her glance, answered it with a reassuring nod.

He called out: "I'm looking out for you, miss.