* "Akasita? Katontats. But is that all of me you love?"
[* "My foot? I consent.">[
"The other one also."
"The other one also."
* "Neah-wenh-a, O Loskiel. I shall presently slay you and go to sleep."
[* "I thank you.">[
There fell a silence, then:
"Do you not know in your heart how it is with me?" I said unsteadily.
She lay down, facing me.
"In my heart I know, beloved above all men! But I am like a child with you—desiring to please, ardent, confused, unaccustomed. And everything you say delights me—and all you do—or refrain from doing—thrills me with content.... It was so true and sweet of you to leave my lips untouched. I adore you for it—but then I had adored you if you had kissed me, also. Always, your decision pleasures me."