33/41 His blows were clean end hard, scientifically delivered, with the weight of his body behind. She was frightened, but clear-seeing, and she was startled by the disappearance of all depth of light and shadow in his eyes. They showed surface only--a hard, bright surface, almost glazed, devoid of all expression save deadly seriousness. The eyes of the Irishmen were angry and serious, and yet not all serious. |