Princess Zara

"Finish it," I said; "but do so while my arm is around you, and with

your head resting against my shoulder. Let me hold you here, where you

are, so that I may know I will not lose you again. You are a creature

of such changing impulses. That half-wild nature of yours is sometimes

so violent in its conclusions. Tell me the story, Zara. I will listen

to it."