17/19 But hold me the while, and stay with me afterwards.' 'My child! You speak as if he had threatened you in some dark way.' 'He has never spoken to me about--that. Never.' 'What has he done ?' 'He has made a slave of me with his looks. He has forced me to understand him, without his saying a word; and he has forced me to keep silence, without his uttering a threat. When I play, he never moves his eyes from my hands. |