She nodded to him, though she didn't actually... look at him. She was looking off in the distance. "You needn't thank me, Mr. Appleton. If I can save her life..." she got a little emotional as she said that and trailed off justifiably. Her mouth quivered and her brow puckered, but that was it before she seemed to steel herself. The young widow sat when she was bid to. "I am sorry to hear of your wife," she said in a soft, empathetic tone.