What a woman does is keep a man from getting any further west.
Over 18 months he was able to keep his men together and lead them to safety.
"You want to keep your men away until we can get a photo of this?"
"I should be able to keep other men away from you, at least."
The state has also offered to keep men away when the photograph is taken.
He thus kept his men in order for the coming battle.
You just can't keep a good man down even if he is only five foot seven.
It would have taken a lot of food to keep a man like this going.
A memory like that could keep a man going for a long time.
But it was more than simply that which kept men on edge.