The old man sighed once, deeply, but made no reply.
She sighed once, then opened her eyes to simply grin at the bathroom.
Then she laid her head on Eve's good shoulder, sighed once.
She sighed once when he stopped with his hand on the door and shot her a fiery look.
He sighed once, and went over to pick up his axe.
It seemed to me that she sighed once, deeply, and then closed her eyes.
When the tears began to slow, she sighed once, twice.
Then he sighed once, turned, and led them back along the ledge the way they had come two days before.
Eventually she sat in her chair, sighing once before doing so.
He sighed once and felt all the air rush out of his lungs.