She never complained of the change; she never spoke to any one of being crippled or of being in pain, but day by day she tried to walk upon the terrace, and with the help of the stone balustrade, went up and down, up and down, up and down, in sun and shadow, with greater difficulty every day. 
She never complained of the change, or of being in pain, but day by day she tried to walk upon the terrace, and went up and down with greater difficulty every day. 