The tears ceased, and then she brought her hand up and wiped away the remainder of the moisture.

At the sound of his voice, Katrina's tears ceased and she stood straight and tall with a calm expression.

One of them was the sightless woman whose tears till now had never ceased.

She wondered if in time her tears would cease to flow as well.

And she tried to dry her eyes, but the tears would not cease.

Her tears had ceased flowing by this time.

For a long while after the tears ceased flowing, I sat there, thinking, remembering.

The two of them had made their way down the stairs and Blanche's tears had ceased, though they could still be seen on her cheeks.

'I'll get another bottle,' said Sol when the tears had ceased.

My tears ceased instantly when she looked down at me, rumpled my hair and smiled.