[The Moon Pool by A. Merritt]@TWC D-Link bookThe Moon Pool CHAPTER XVI 7/33
Her own azure eyes sparkled as brightly as they, and I noted again in their clear depths the half-eager approval as they rested upon O'Keefe's lithe, well-knit figure and his keen, clean-cut face.
The high-arched, slender feet rested upon soft sandals whose gauzy withes laced the exquisitely formed leg to just below the dimpled knee. "Some giddy wonder!" exclaimed Larry, looking at me and placing a hand over his heart.
"Put her on a New York roof and she'd empty Broadway. Take the cue from me, Doc." He turned to Yolara, whose face was somewhat puzzled. "I said, O lady whose shining hair is a web for hearts, that in our world your beauty would dazzle the sight of men as would a little woman sun!" he said, in the florid imagery to which the tongue lends itself so well. A flush stole up through the translucent skin.
The blue eyes softened and she waved us toward the cushions.
Black-haired maids stole in, placing before us the fruits, the little loaves and a steaming drink somewhat the colour and odor of chocolate.
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