Well, I saw an expression in his eyes that settled it.

He looked as if he could see me--just like I know I am--in the mornings when I first wake up--all frowsy and fuddled, with this little bit of a mat I've got, sticking out in tails, about as long as your hand, on the pillow.

It takes a bit of courage for a man to even go and live with a woman after he's seen her like that.

I assure you it didn't take me much courage to tell him I'd changed my mind." Sally watched her and the pain that she felt as she listened furrowed her brow into frowns.

She knew that there was more than this, more than the bare statement behind this little story.