ThenIunderstoodwhatwasthematter，forIhadseenasimilarcasebefore。Yetforthemomentacertainfeelingofshynessmademeedgeawayfromheralittle；andasIdidso，sheutteredaprolongedmoan，andheralmostburstingeyeballsventedhot，murkytearswhichtrickleddownhertenseandlividfeatures。
ThereuponIturnedtoheragain，and，throwingdowncooking-pot，teapot，andwallet，laidheronherback，andstrovetobendherkneesupwardsinthedirectionofherbody。Meanwhileshesoughttorepelmewithblowsonfaceandbreast，andatlengthrolledontoherstomach。Then，raisingherselfonallfours，she，sobbing，gasping，andcursinginabreath，crawledawaylikeabearintoaremoterportionofthethicket。
“Beast！“shepanted。“Oh，youdevil！“
Yet，evenasthewordsescapedherlips，herarmsgavewaybeneathher，andshecollapseduponherface，withlegsstretchedout，andherlipsemittingafreshseriesofconvulsivemoans。
Excitednowtofeverpitch，Ihurriedlyrecalledmysmallstoreofknowledgeofsuchcasesandfinallydecidedtoturnheronherback，and，asbefore，tostrivetobendherkneesupwardsinthedirectionofherbody。Alreadysignsofimminentparturitionwerenotwanting。