Rose grew frail, did not rally or regain her strength.

But this time I had hardly advanced twenty steps, when I heard a frail and strangled cry, apparently in mid-air behind me, and glancing, saw the creature lying at the gateway, a white thing in black stubble-ashes.

Myriads of flower-beds shot up through the dead leaves, and opened out their frail and wondrously tinted petals for a single day, and faded.

as a more fearful roar and dash sounded as if the waves were about to sweep away their frail shelter"you will come with me and save Mr. Archfield's life?