A cold air passed through the room.

On the roof pattered gusts of rain.

Carley heard a rustling of mice.

It did not seem possible that she could keep awake, yet she strove to do so.

But her pangs of body, her extreme fatigue soon yielded to the quiet and rest of her bed, engendering a drowsiness that proved irresistible.
Morning brought fair weather and sunshine, which helped to sustain Carley in her effort to brave out her pains and woes.