25/45 We have, we pray to God, little more to learn of you. You! ah--thief!' 'Thief!' Alvan's voice rose on hers like the clapping echo of it. She had up the whole angry pride of the man in arms, and could discern that she had struck the wound in his history; but he was terrible to look at, so she made the charge supportable by saying: 'You have stolen my child from me!' Clotilde raised her throat, shrewish in excitement. |