He liked the soft way she slithered over the last syllable.

"Oh, yes—of course."

"Oh, yes—of course."

All the while he felt her level gaze upon him, cool and intensely serious.

All the while he felt her level gaze upon him, cool and intensely serious.

"You are out of danger entirely, they tell me. I see they've taken the bandage off."

"You are out of danger entirely, they tell me. I see they've taken the bandage off."

"Yesterday," he said.  "I'm coming along very fast."

"Yesterday," he said.  "I'm coming along very fast."

"I'm glad."

"I'm glad."

"They promise before long that I can get out into the air in a wheel-chair."

"They promise before long that I can get out into the air in a wheel-chair."

"That will do you all the good in the world."

"That will do you all the good in the world."

In spite of himself, he knew that his eyes were regarding her too intently, noting the well modeled nose, the short upper lip, firm red mouth and resolute chin, all tempered with the softness of youth and exquisite femininity. He saw her chin lowered slightly as her gaze dropped and turned aside while the slightest possible compression of her lips indicated a thought in which he could have no share.

In spite of himself, he knew that his eyes were regarding her too intently, noting the well modeled nose, the short upper lip, firm red mouth and resolute chin, all tempered with the softness of youth and exquisite femininity. He saw her chin 

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