She walked to the side of the bed to pat his hand.

He reached across to pat her hand, then walked away from the table and out.

But in the dream the old man reached to pat her hand.

I came back to sit at the table and patted her hand.

Robert knew better than to pat her hand, but sympathy seemed called for.

The old man smiled at him and patted his hand.

He patted his hand gently and stood up to go.

She patted his hand, then turned her attention back to Eve.

She patted his hand, putting it back down on the cover.

She patted my hand, letting me know we were still friends.