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She sat on the sofa, and the firelight flickered on the amethyst his gift which she wore on her white neck; and her bright eyes danced with tears and laughter, and her bosom heaved and fell as he clasped her to his breast and printed a long, long kiss upon her cheek.
In the moonlit gloom under the pine they stood, near, nearer, and at length he put his arm around her gently, not drawing her toward him, only letting it lie around her waist, as though they had a right to be there, heart to heart, in the stillness of the night. Standing thus, he felt her tremble, noted her quickened breath, and the rise and fall of her breast and shoulders because of his caress.
"But, as you did show it me," pursued the Carrier, not minding him; "and as you saw her, my wife, my wife that I love" his voice, and eye, and hand grew steadier and firmer as he repeated these words: evidently in pursuance of a steadfast purpose "as you saw her at this disadvantage, it is right and just that you should also see with my eyes, and look into my breast, and know what my mind is upon the subject.
Before Dave could reach it with his axe it was up and away in a panic after its two remaining fellows. Breathing heavily from his effort and from the storm of emotion still surging in his breast, Dave turned to the hut door and called "Lidey! Lidey! Are you there?" "Popsie! Oh, popsie, dear! I thought you weren't goin' to come!" cried a quivering little voice.
A dog sprang upon him as he did so, and rubbed its head against his breast. He touched the head as if it had been that of a child, and said: "Lie down, Bouche." It did so, but it watched him as he doffed his dogskin cap and buffalo coat. He looked round the room slowly once as though he wished to fix it clearly and deeply in his mind.
That's why I could n't let you do it. That's why you must n't do anything like that." Saul did not answer. He waited. "So I might as well make a clean breast of it. Do you remember when the last job was?" "Last Saturday morning." "Remember where you were at that time?" "Why that was the morning I went out with you!" "Just so," answered Donaldson, his eyes leveled over Saul's head.
Being thus left alone to keep a look-out on shore, his thoughts gradually receded within his own breast, where all was rose-colored and smiling, for at his age rust has not had time to corrupt, nor moths to eat away. And it was not long before he himself, like his two companions, was fast locked in the arms of sleep.
The Prince's weakness was excessive; his keepers could scarcely drag him to the, top of the Tower; walking hurt his tender feet, and at every step he stopped to press the arm of Lasne with both hands upon his breast.
On reaching the summit he was seized and held down by the priests on his back upon a block of stone, while one of them cut open his breast, thrust his hand into the wound, and wrenching out his heart held it up in sacrifice to the sun.
"Though his hands and arms were tied behind him, and there were cords round his breast and neck, he managed to bite off some of the latter, when he was able to get at a penknife which was in his pocket. With this he cut himself loose, and finding his horse, which was feeding near at hand, he mounted, and though pursued by the Indians, rode off.
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