The lion-as proud as the diamond bright, Though the spell may be clouding that radiant light-in the death of the sun what's amiss will then mend, while the raven is dying discloses the end.
Kerstin GierItโs funny, but I was just thinking I wouldnโt mind a repeat of that boring evening when we elapsed to 1953,โ said Gideon. โJust you and me and Cousin Sofa.
Kerstin GierHe took a hairpin out of my untidy hair (by now my complicated arrangement of ringlets must have looked as if a couple of birds had been nesting there); he took a strand of it and wound it around his finger. With his other hand he began stroking my face, and then he bent down and kissed me again, this time very cautiously. I closed my eyes - and the same thing happened as before: my brain suffered that delicious break in transmission.
Kerstin GierYou were talking to that niche in the wall again, Gwyneth. I saw you." "Yes, but it's my favorite bit of wall, Gordon. I'd hurt its feelings if I didn't stop and talk to it.
Kerstin GierI canโt do it, Gideon! I canโt make out the way you kiss me one moment and then act as if you loathed me like poison the next!โ Gideon said, after a brief pause, โIโd much rather be kissing you the whole time than loathing you, but you donโt exactly make it easy for me.
Kerstin GierFriends of yours, eh?" I think one of them's about to faint." Oh, my god. "That's Chloe Dale," I said without turning arouind. "She suffers from high oestrogen levels. I can introduce you if you like." Gideon's smile grew wilder. "Maybe I'll take you up on that some other time. Now, come on. We still have a lot to do today." He took my arm (a loud squel could be heard from the steps and guided me towards the limousine.
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