Neither spoke, but Piney, accepting the position of the stronger, drew near her and placed her arm around the Duchess's waist.

9 seconds sound clip from the The Outcasts of Poker Flat classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:24:28.839 in the radio play.

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- Night came, but not Mr. Oakhurst.

- He brought the storm again and the whirling snow.

- Then the Duchess, feeding the fire, found that someone had quietly piled up beside the hut enough fuel to last a few days longer.

- The tears rose to her eyes, but she hid them from Piney.

- The women slept but little. In the morning, looking into each other's faces, they read their fate.

- Neither spoke, but Piney, accepting the position of the stronger, drew near her and placed her arm around the Duchess's waist.

- They kept this attitude for the rest of the day.

- That night, the storm reached its greatest fury, and rending asunder the protecting pine, invaded the very hut.

- Toward morning, they found themselves unable to feed the fire, which gradually died away.

- As the embers slowly blackened, the Duchess crept closer to Piney, and broke the silence of many hours.

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