"You'll be safer with Anthony," he said, putting her down.
"It's all right," she said. "I don't mind getting my feet wet." But Anthony had already lifted her in his arms.
"You're sure I'm not too heavy?" she asked.
He laughed and stepped down with her into the stream.
He carried her some distance beyond the bank, explaining that the ground was still marshy. He liked the pressure of her weight upon his breast.
