And he breathed his prayer—with a kiss.
She shrank from him.
She hid her face.
And then she answered his prayer—and his kiss....
Her head, with its glittering ornaments, rested on his shoulder.
Her arms, with their jingling bangles, twined around his neck.
And her mouth, with its maddening caress, clung to his.
The candles cast a soft glow over them.
The incense sent a sweet odor around them.
And Buddha kept a watchful eye upon them....