had that man such a power over her that her limbs refused to obey her will?
She heard a slight creaking noise, she knew that the shutters were being opened.
Now he was getting over the window-sill, he was drawing her to him. She turned round; he was there, naked.
She did not scream, she did not rouse the whole house, she did not utter the faintest sound. He stretched forth his arms, she threw herself in them, he strained her to his breast.
He sat down in the red satin arm chair and took her on his knees. He undid her long golden hair and scattered it in waves over him. He entwined her arms about his neck and taking her head between his hands, kissed her lips eagerly until her mouth grew incarnadined.
She was at first shy to let the youth undo her dress, and plunge his hands in it and grasp her breasts, and toy with her at his will; but he had only to look steadfastly into her eyes, and through them down into the innermost depths, then she was at once subdued, and
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