I thought you looked real sad.

And I always want to hearten up sad folks.

You see I've been there, and I know what it is." "You!" said Merefleet.
Did he hear a sob in the darkness beside him?
He fancied so.

The hand that lay beneath his own twitched as if agitated.
"What do you know about trouble ?" said Merefleet.
She did not answer him.

Only he heard a long, hard sigh.