half-sighs

Updated: June 10, 2025

"I have been very ill since you saw me last. You find me much altered, do you not?" "You look delicate," he answers, "but in my eyes," lowering his voice, "you are as beautiful as ever." She half-smiles, half-sighs. "It is very kind of you to say that," she utters, "but I cannot deceive myself. I am an old woman now; if ever I had any good looks they are gone."

Various - Tales from Many Sources: Vol. V