shrankest

Updated: May 2, 2025

"So indeed it came about as was ordained," added Ayesha reflectively, "for I slew thee in yonder Place of Life, yes, in my madness I slew thee because thou wouldst not or couldst not understand the change that had come over me, and shrankest from my loveliness like a blind bat from the splendour of flame, hiding thy face in the tresses of her dusky hair Why, what is it now, thou Oros?

Henry Rider Haggard - Ayesha, the Return of She