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The domed floors of several of the cells were palpitating with life from within, and there were sounds of the gnawing and tearing of the silken screens. The queen became greatly excited, and began to hum and dance a little step-dance to herself, all alone in the darkness among the cells, as she saw her triumph evolving before her eyes.
"To betray him continually, to deceive him, to play at being in love merely because I was attracted by forbidden fruit, by the danger incurred and the friendship betrayed! No, that did not suit me, but what was I to do? To imitate Joseph would be acting a very stupid and, moreover, difficult part, for this woman was enchanting in her perfidy, inflamed by audacity, palpitating and excited.
The king knelt down on one knee: 'Comte de la Fere, said he, 'are you there? 'Yes, sire, replied I. Then the king stooped towards the boards." Charles II., also palpitating with interest, burning with grief, stooped towards Athos, to catch, one by one, every word that escaped from him. His head touched that of the comte. "Then," continued Athos, "the king stooped.
Little by little, all the windows of the surrounding houses were jammed with faces each window a strange picture in its quaintly-carved wooden frame. The crowd was there the living crowd eager for death palpitating with excitement each heart beating with one pitiless feeling of greedy cruelty. And the bells still rang ceaselessly their merry, joyous, fête-like peal.
She would find him before the fire, his elbows on his knees, his head in his hands, sad. Then she would run her fingers through his hair, force him to lift his head, to see that she loved him, that she was his treasure, palpitating with joy and love. She had dismissed her maid. In her bed she thought of only one thing. It was an accident, an absurd accident.
Nikky was really in his best form, being most unreasonably happy, and Hedwig, looking much taller than in her boyish riding-clothes Hedwig was fairly palpitating with excitement. Nikky was a born mimic. First he took off the King's Council, one by one.
'It is my fault, she cried; 'I have driven him away! What shall I do? The nature of the quarrel was at once guessed, and her two elders said no more. Anne rose and went to the front door, where she listened for every sound with a palpitating heart. Then she went in; then she went out: and on one occasion she heard the miller say, 'I wonder what hath passed between Bob and Anne.
"Did you buy it?" she asked, sparkling and palpitating. "Of course. I bought presents both for you and Miss Denham. Here is yours," he added, turning to the governess, who grew rosy, "a very simple bangle. I wish it were more worthy of your acceptance," and he handed it with a bow. Daisy, her heart filled with jealousy, glided away. Giles saw her face, guessed her feeling, and followed.
Silent and asleep the old man sat with his thin face to the sun and his hair moved. Vermin swarmed through it, creeping, crawling, tiny and infinitesimal. Every strand was palpitating, shuddering under their mysterious energy. At first Moisse could hardly make them out, but his eyes gradually grew accustomed to the sight.
So we come to the very vital, palpitating centre of all Christianity when we say, 'He gave Himself for us, that He might acquire to Himself a people for His possession. Thus His purchase of His slave, when we remember that it is the buying of a man in his inmost personality, changes all that might seem harsh in the requirement of absolute submission into the most gracious and blessed privilege.
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