41. She put her hand tentatively to her face, a small, fretful, cry escaping from her bruised lips. 42. She put her hand to her cheek and revealed a slender wrist circled by a gold bracelet. 43. She put her hand to her mouth, uttered a mourning cry and ran through the swing door to her car. 44. She stooped, setting the tray down, and Claudine put a hand around her narrow waist, detaining her. 45. She tried to struggle but he put his hand over her mouth. 46. Some months later it dawned on me that he had put his hands on my head and what this implied! 47. The older one put his hand to his mouth and coughed and stood to attention and the younger one shot his cuffs. 48. This caused some of the other children to titter, quickly putting their hands over their mouths to stifle the sound. 49. Vern put his hand out this time. 50. When I put my hand inside my pocket I discovered that my wallet was missing. |