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| 39 | 34 | He seized her by an View more quotes about ankle">ankle, and drew her to him, and then seized her hair and forced her head under the water. |
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| 39 | 31 | He then released her, and indicated that she should precede him to the shore. |
| 39 | 32 | But she disobeyed. |
| 39 | 33 | She spun about, suddenly, to plunge away, into the river, to swim, but her pursuer was too close to her. |
| 39 | 34 | He seized her by an ankle, and drew her to him, and then seized her hair and forced her head under the water. |
| 39 | 35 | Her small hands were helpless on his wrist. |
| 39 | 36 | I feared he would drown her. |
| 39 | 37 | Then, after a time, he pulled her head up, out of the water, and she looked at him, turning her head as she could, sputtering, coughing, water in her eyes, his hand tight in her hair, gasping for breath. |