time, and that he watched her and did not see weakness. He said he saw someone who was trying to figure out how she was going to keep going, and who was absolutely not going to stop.
He said he knew from that night that if he ever had to trust someone, it would be her.
The room was very still.
Arthur’s voice continued.
He said he had to be sure, so he had made himself difficult. He had wanted to see whether she would eventually give up and walk