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To please me , go back and rest till I have prepared your breakfast , and then , if you still feel strong , we will think about letting you stay up . '' As she spoke , she laid her hand lovingly in his , and led him back as a mother would her child . He would not disobey ; and when he was once more wrapped in his blankets , she kissed him on the lips and eyes , laughingly bade him be good , and went about her work with a lighter heart , feeling that he was indeed stronger , and hoping that the warm summer weather would restore him to perfect health . By noon he was almost his old self , and even Marguerite 's persuasion could not keep him within doors . His strength had not fully returned , but he was able , by resting frequently , and leaning on her arm , to go to the central part of the island , and get a good view of the wonderful berg . As they looked upon it , the grinding ceased . A warm south wind had come up , and the great mass , catching its breath , slid from the shore , and almost imperceptibly began to move away .