He could hardly follow her outlining of the work he must do, so amazed was he by her delightful propinquity.

But when she began to lay down the importance of conjugation, he forgot all about her.
He had never heard of conjugation, and was fascinated by the glimpse he was catching into the tie-ribs of language.

He leaned closer to the page, and her hair touched his cheek.

He had fainted but once in his life, and he thought he was going to faint again.

He could scarcely breathe, and his heart was pounding the blood up into his throat and suffocating him.