Gone away," she finally informed him, and began to weave again in her despair, but he held her fiercely.
Then came the realization that Bennett had done it, for I reasoned that he had dragged a hint of the truth from her by very force of the fear he held her in--and slain her.
She struggled to free herself, but he held her in a viselike grip, while he peered closely at a blemish well down upon her back.
She tried to free her arm, but he held her, his face angry and suspicious.
She made an effort then to throw off the strange bond that held her to him.
Sometimes he lifted her off her feet and held her to him.
She flung her arms about him, and he held her fast, wondering if the tears he felt were hers or his.
He held her to him, and the currents flowed between them warm and full as on the night of their moon over Como.
But how could she tell him that under his influence her standard had become stricter too, and that it was as much to hide her humiliation from herself as to escape his anger that she had held her tongue?
With a grasp by love and by fear made strong, He held her fast, and he held her long; With the beating heart of a bird afeard, She hid her face in his flame-red beard.
When last I saw her, full of peace, She waited for her great release; And that old friend so sage and bland, Our later Franklin, held her hand.
When they left the laboratory there were patients in the waiting-room, but he held her in his arms in the office for a moment or two, very quietly, and because the door was thin they made a sort of game of it, and pretended she was a patient.
He held her close to him, saying nothing for a long time.
At arms' length he held her off, his hands on her shoulders.
The man, quickly on his feet at her entrance, gave her a lover's ardent kiss; but almost instantly he held her off at arms' length.
Miss Maggie, as certain parts of this story were read, held her breath, and stole furtive glances into Mr. Smith's face.
While he held her, all sorts of images flitted through his mind--of which he would not have told her for the world--horrible facts of bloody war.
He held her hand a little, and gave her a quick, scrutinising look.
But this very intensity of brooding love in which he held her, made her restless after a little.
I dropped on my knees, and taking her in my arms, held her close to me.
It is known to me that the matter has been brought before you by the Archbishop, who, as guardian of my daughter during my absence on the service of the nation, wished to obtain your sanction, as till my return he held her safety in trust.
It was well known that heheld her as the very core of his heart and that if he should hear of her death, he would be too much prostrated to be able to do the intricate and delicate work which he had undertaken.
Close and tenderly he held her, putting a strong constraint on himself lest her ecstasy of surrender should bear down all his defences.
For all answer, he held her close--with less assurance now--and kissed her again.
When at last she stooped to kiss him, the faint clear whiff of sandalwood waked a hundred memories; and he held her close a long time, her cheek against his hair.
He held her hand, of course, and murmured to her how stunning she was, but he made no effort to make love, to her great comfort and regret.
He held her in arms like a bear's and patted her with heavy paws, but she felt on her head the drip-drip of his tears.
The same moment he had caught her to his bosom; but so impressed was his tardy mind with the peril of talking to her, that he held herin his arms without a single word, till Dr.
He held her hand, as if lengthening the interview.
I'll call--" and she would have gone, but he held her.
He held her gaze in silence for an instant and fenced.
He held her soft, round arm with a grip that sent the blood tingling to the roots of her brown hair.
He followed her inside the door and held herhand in the shadows of the hall.
He held her at arm's length, a fierce anxiety in his haggard face.
Again he held her by the strong, velvet-smooth arms while her eyes blazed fury and defiance at him.
She clung to him convulsively as though she even yet struggled in the deep waters, and he held her through it all with that sustaining strength that had borne her up safely against the Death Current on that night of dreadful storm.
But he held her in spite of it, held her, and slowly brought her nearer to him.
He held her close a moment, thinking nothing had ever before been half so sweet as the way she called him grandfather.
Elizabeth, feeling like a tired, homesick child herself, held her close, and was comforted as she listened to the sweet little voice talking about the absent father.
But he held her until he had learned all the circumstances.
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