Word: breathlessly
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...bewhiskered Acting Premier who arrived breathless...
Climbing slowly to the dizzy height of the upper span while the breathless crowd watched in an agony of suspense, the man poised for a fleeting second and then plunged into a mass of correspondence which had accumulated during his absence. An immediate blood transfusion was decided...
...your face. Your blood races madly at the unconditional surrender of the delicious heroine. You kiss her madly and seem to draw her very soul through her lips! And then comes the big scene! Midnight has struck-and the heroine, sleeping peacefully, dreams of her husband. . . . The door squeaks. . . . Breathless silence. . . . Then "Sweetheart," a voice whispers in the darkness. . . . "Oh, dearest," she murmurs, as, but half awakened, she feels herself being drawn into a pair of strong arms. . . . "Oh! -you know I ." But we must not tell you any more. Hurry to the nearest bookstore without a moment...
...their schedule. The period of favorable weather was nearing its end. The time of violent monsoons was at hand. The North Col was encircled by ice cliffs that break off suddenly and plunge into the abyss. A gale or an avalanche? Failing lungs? Or freezing cold? The world waited breathless for the final word...
ANCIENT FIRES-I. A. R. Wylie- Button ($2.00). Just why the hero of this breathless, love-and-adventure, intrigue-and-heroism tale had to be named John Smith remains a mystery. The story starts out in a quiet little English cathedral town, but the pace rapidly grows too swift for that atmosphere, so the locale is blithely transferred to one of those imaginary, comic-opera little countries in Central America...