"And it rains very hard!" said I.
"Yes," and she shivered again.
"It will be bad travelling for any one to-night," said I.
Charmian stared into the fire.
"Indeed, it would be madness for the strongest to stir abroad on such a night."
Charmian stared into the fire.
"What with the wind and the rain the roads would be utterly impassable, not to mention the risks of falling trees or shattered boughs."
Charmian shivered again.
"And the inns are all shut, long ago; to stir out, therefore, would be the purest folly."
Charmian stared into the fire.