self-hurter

Updated: May 25, 2025

Then she turned back into the house, and David followed with unusual solemnity, and laid Vala upon her bed. "She is sleeping," he said, "and there is something to tell you, Nanna." "About my husband?" "Yes." "Say it out at once, then." "Last night he was carried to his own ship." And David's face was grave almost to sternness. "Carried! Have you then hurt him, David?" "No; he is a self-hurter.

Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr - Prisoners of Conscience