STRUGGLING FOR VICTORY I confess that I was somewhat excited as I heard him coming up the stairs.

I was sure that every means he could devise to defeat me would be eagerly used.

The man was a villain possessed of a strange and dangerous power, and that power he would not hesitate to exert in every possible way.

But I was not afraid; my faith in God had given me life, and so I would dare to defy the wretch.
I did not look at him until the girl had shown him in and left the room; then our eyes met.
I recognized the steely glitter of those whity-grey orbs, which at times seemed tinted with green.

I knew he was seeking to exert his old influence, and once I thought I should have to yield.