And these were the bravest acts she had ever forced herself to perform.
"You've done it now, partner!" she said shakily.

"I'm nearly--squeezed--to death!" "Sylvia!" he said.
Amazement, contrition, and even a curious dash of awe, were in his voice.

He put his arm about her, supporting her.
She leaned against him, panting, her face downcast.

"It's--all right," she told him.

"I told you you might sometimes, didn't I?
Only--you--were a little sudden, and I wasn't prepared.