28/45 I will make the most of the situation, fear not, Malcolm." "I do not fear," said I, emphatically. God breathed into Adam the breath of life; but into Eve he breathed the love of conquest, and it has been growing stronger in the hearts of her daughters with each recurring generation. I could not be really untrue to him if I wished to be. It is I who am troubled on the score of infidelity. John will be with the most beautiful queen--" She broke off in the midst of her sentence, and her face became clouded with an expression of anger and hatred. |