Hardy realized that he had learned some good things from Pa; one was to do one thing at a time; not to cross bridges until he came to them, but at the same time to try to imagine how he could cross them when the time came. Though he was scared now, he was scared less for himself than for Betty Sue, for it was always in his mind how helpless she would be if anything happened to him.
He knew she trusted in him, and believed in him completely. And that made him remember something else Pa had told him: that a body never knew how strong he could be until somebody expected it of him.
(from Down the Long Hills, by Louis L'Amour)
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