It was a curious sight to see how this extraordinary woman, who, it has been
said, was not less remarkable for the extreme delicacy of her features, and the
faultless symmetry of her figure, than for her wonderful strength and agility,
conducted herself in the present encounter; with what dexterity she parried every
blow aimed against her by her adversary, whose head and face, already marked
by various ruddy streams, showed how successfully her own hits had been made;
—how she drew him hither and thither, now leading him on, now driving him
suddenly back; harassing and exhausting him in every possible way, and making
it apparent that she could at any moment put an end to the fight, and only
delayed the finishing stroke to make his punishment the more severe. But, uttering a loud cry, he was swept away by the headlong
torrent. One day it was gone. ”
She tried to think of some altered state of affairs in which these monstrous
limitations would be alleviated, in which women would stand on their own feet
in equal citizenship with men. On beholding the intruders, his fears
changed to exultation, and he uttered a roar of satisfaction as he glared at them,
which could only be likened to the cry of some savage denizen of the plains. ’ He sighed. Go to your sister, and do not quit her till all is over. ’
Mrs Sindlesham’s mouth dropped open. He must be gone to dispose of the body. She would then hear his feet pounding up the steps
and he would burst into whatever room she was sitting in
and say, “There she is! My wife! Hiding her beauty from
the world!” He would then run to her, grab her book or
embroidery and unceremoniously toss them to the floor. "
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