He added small sticks, one by one, and waited for Eddie to return.

When the fire flared up, he added sticks.

I added sticks to the fire when he had gone to his bed, and rolled in my cloak upon the floor near the hearth.

He teased his fire to life with bits of bark and then added larger sticks.

He added sticks to their fire and poured tea for each of them.

Then she tucked the blanket more closely around him and added several more small sticks to the fire.

"Practice," I said mildly, adding sticks to the infant flame.

One at a time, I added small sticks, poking each one into the flame and holding it there until the fire caught.

Two others added sticks to a small tongue of flame, their movements quick, but so energetic that they sometimes nearly buried it.

He looked thoughtful for a moment, then added several small sticks to the fire.