She consumes and slays, but is powerless to destroy as to create." The animal lay motionless, its beryl eyes fixed flaming on the man: his eyes on hers held them fixed that they could not move from his.
"Then God gave me another wife--not an angel but a woman--who is to this as light is to darkness." The cat gave a horrible screech, and began to grow bigger.

She went on growing and growing.

At last the spotted leopardess uttered a roar that made the house tremble.

I sprang to my feet.

I do not think Mr.Raven started even with his eyelids.
"It is but her jealousy that speaks," he said, "jealousy self-kindled, foiled and fruitless; for here I am, her master now whom she, would not have for her husband! while my beautiful Eve yet lives, hoping immortally! Her hated daughter lives also, but beyond her evil ken, one day to be what she counts her destruction--for even Lilith shall be saved by her childbearing.