Shelookedathimforaninstant,andthensaidfrowningly,’I
won’t。MissWade,takemeaway,please。’
Thecontentionthatragedwithinherhadnosofteninginitnow;itwaswhollybetweenpassionatedefianceandstubborndefiance。Herrichcolour,herquickblood,herrapidbreath,wereallsettingthemselvesagainsttheopportunityofretracingtheirsteps。’I
won’t。Iwon’t。Iwon’t!’sherepeatedinalow,thickvoice。
’I’dbetorntopiecesfirst。I’dtearmyselftopiecesfirst!’