19/48 They just shut their jaws, lay back their ears, and--" "We're not talking about race-horses, Buck," interrupted Percival, smiling. She did so only after a rather prolonged inward struggle. The Russian's interest in Percival was not moderated by the reserve supposed to be inherent in women. One had only to watch the way she followed him with her dark, heavy-lidded eyes to know what was in her mind. |