She said that his coat seemed very old, but that he had given her money and bid her attend diligently upon the sick man and his wife.

Susannah, who knew how little money the Smiths had hitherto possessed, how many things they must want for themselves, was touched.
As her spirits revived, her faith and hope in the new sect revived also.
She looked among the few possessions Halsey had brought with him for the precious copy of the Book of Mormon, and sat reading it by Angel's bedside while the autumn sun was sinking.
Sometimes she heard a traveller stop at the inn door and pass on again.
At dusk there was a sounds of horses coming with speed.

To her surprise Joseph Smith came into the room again.

He looked as if he had been riding hard, but he spoke as quietly as though he had gone only from that room to the next.
"I have brought a gentleman who can marry you according to the law of the State." Susannah had gone forward to greet him, but now she looked suddenly back toward the unconscious man, whose form was almost indistinguishable in the dusk.
Smith brought candles and set them at the foot of the bed.

He took Halsey by the hand and lifted him to a sitting posture, telling him in clear strong tones what was required of him.