He smiled at her and it was the smile a man might have made to a child as he said,
“We must go! There is a lot of work for us to do!”
Valda could not reply, she only knew that she had no wish to go anywhere. She only wanted to stay where she was – in his arms.
She wanted him to go on kissing her, to evoke within her that marvellous feeling which still seemed to be throbbing within her breasts.
It had swept away not only her will but also her mind.
Carrying her camera, Roydon turned and walked ahead, as if to protect her from any other danger which might appear and Valda could do nothing but follow.
She found herself moving as if in a dream, unable to think of anything except that she had been kissed. It was more wonderful, more exciting than anything she had ever anticipated.
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