As the wait for news of the miners' fate stretched into a third day, frustration mounted and hope waned.
They had always been made welcome out in these colonies, and that hadn't changed after the war, when people were desperate for some news of their fate.
Neither then nor after did any certain news of her fate come to Doriath or to Dor-lomin.
Atia brought the news of her fate to Octavia, and in tears.
They had tried waiting in their own houses for news of Mrs Strange's fate and found it a lonely, anxious business.
The news of his brother's fate caused Hamill's other older brother, John, to commit suicide.
Perhaps you can give us news of his fate?
I thank you, Shadeslayer, for bringing me news of mine son's fate yourself.
Broken by the news of his family's fate he did not, at first, struggle.
It may well have been the news of his mother's fate which stirred Richard to take his first independent political action.