half-hindered

Updated: May 11, 2025

Within that breast was a souvenir, that in interest far exceeded the memories of either sister or father. The crimson flush upon her cheek, the quick heaving of the chest, the half-hindered sigh, were evidences palpable and pronounced. Upon the heart of Marian Holt was the image of the handsome hunter Frank Wingrove graven there, deeply and never to be effaced.

Mayne Reid - The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness