She could see he felt sorrier for Colin than she did.

He looked up at the sky and all about him.
"Just listen to them birds--th' world seems full of 'em--all whistlin' an' pipin'," he said.

"Look at 'em dartin' about, an' hearken at 'em callin' to each other.

Come springtime seems like as if all th' world's callin'.

The leaves is uncurlin' so you can see 'em--an', my word, th' nice smells there is about!" sniffing with his happy turned-up nose.
"An' that poor lad lyin' shut up an' seein' so little that he gets to thinkin' o' things as sets him screamin'.