Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

anew

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

move towards

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

the act of blending components together thoroughly

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the girl did not come.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But the girl did not come.

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But the girl did not come.

(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

for a limitless time

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

a young female

From this reading But the girl did not come.

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

past form of “idle” — run disconnected or idle

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

close or warm friendship

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

plural of “meaning” — the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But the girl did not come.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

make a painting

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

with speed

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

with honesty

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

only a very short time before

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The Three Gifts and Their Meanings The next day, Aaron King--too distracted to paint--idled all the afternoon in the glade.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

at the time that

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Scarce daring to move, he sat as though absorbed in his work--listening with all his heart, for some sound of her approach, other than the melody of her song that grew more and more distinct.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading But the following afternoon, as the artist worked,--bent upon quickly finishing his picture of the place that seemed now to reproach him with its sweet atmosphere of sacred purity,--he heard, as he had heard that first day, the low music of her voice blending with the music of the mountain stream.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading When it was dark, he returned to camp; telling himself that she would never come again; that his rude yielding to the lure of her wild beauty had rightly broken forever the charm of their intimacy--and he cursed himself--as many a man has cursed--for that momentary lack of self-control.