She seemed to melt against him in her terror, and he caught her in his…

Edith Wharton
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She seemed to melt against him in her terror, and he caught her in his arms, held her fast there, felt her lashes beat his cheek like netted butterflies. ✨ Edith Wharton, Barbara Anne White (1995). Wharton's New England: Seven Stories and Ethan Frome, p.152, UPNE
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