He, however, smiled vaguely and, sitting down, coughed slightly, and placed his fingertips together.

Slowly her lashes fell, the earth seemed to fail beneath her feet, the light to swoon from her eyes, her lips shook, and a full flush swept branding and burning up throat and face, stinging her very forehead, and shooting down her fingertips.

" At these words the King tapped his fingertips upon the table beside him with vexation.