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| 1 | 691 | For an View more quotes about instant">instant, the barest instant, after the cape had settled about her, I rested my hands on her upper arms. |
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| 1 | 688 | The girl then looked away. |
| 1 | 689 | "Yes," she said, clearly, a little more loudly than was necessary, "you may help me with my—my wrap". |
| 1 | 690 | She then stood there quietly, and I, standing behind her, lifted the cape about her shoulders. |
| 1 | 691 | For an instant, the barest instant, after the cape had settled about her, I rested my hands on her upper arms. |
| 1 | 692 | In that brief second she knew herself held. |
| 1 | 693 | Then I had released her. |
| 1 | 694 | Her body was tense, rigid, defensive. |