Her eyes were glazed as if she didn't hear or even see him.

But she was caught in it, and she faced the terrible possibility that, if it were a dream, it was one from which she might never awaken.

She did not pause to consider what she would do if her plan should fail ; ;

If, when this was all over, she found the words to tell him about it, she wondered if he would ever understand.

But her mother would rebuke her if she mentioned it, and say that it was none of her concern.

I felt that her eyes were undressing me as if she were a painter and I a nude model.

`` Yes '', she said, almost in a whisper, as if admitting to a crime.

but if it had been, it had been smothered until now by fear ): you could tell it by the way she watched the older, bigger boys, like Jack.

It was, of course, a little boy's fantasy of winning his mother to himself, and replacing the father who could not give her the things she wanted -- a classical oedipal fantasy if you like -- but if it were only this the story would be banal.

nor was she moved by a letter from Wright pointing out that if he was not `` compelled to spend money on useless lawyer's bills, useless hotel bills, and useless doctor's bills '', he could more quickly provide Miriam with a suitable home either in Los Angeles or Paris, as she preferred.

The Indians who came aboard ship to collect the mail also interested her greatly, even if she was suitably shocked, according to the customs of the society in which she had been reared, to find them `` naked, except a piece of cotton cloth wrapped around their middle ''.

Nevertheless, Mrs. Lewis was still solicitous of his condition: let him do as he wished, let him sleep with chambermaids if he must, but, she begged Blackman, try to keep him from drinking a great deal and bring him back in good health.

But if she were just having a normal case of pre-nuptial jitters such a question might frighten her out of a really good marriage.

Rachel came close to the bed, bent as if she would kiss him, then moved away.

The woman had the glassy look of an invalid, as if she had not slept at all.

The bodice beneath was buttoned and, withdrawing his lips from hers, he set her upright on his knee and started to undo it, unhurriedly as if she were a child.

He tried defiance and openly flaunted his devotion to his half sister, but he soon saw, as did she, that this course if persisted in would involve them in a common ruin.

Bobby Joe was trying to get Linda Kay to say she would cook one if he brought it home.

Still, he had liked the way she had looked, in a fresh, neat cotton dress -- citron yellow, if he remembered.

The cellar is full of flies and vermin and she realises her parents, if they are there, must be dead.

Isabella refuses, but she also realises that ( due to Angelo's austere reputation ) she will not be believed if she makes a public accusation against him.

Avon is less inclined than Blake to attack the Federation but Servalan realises that if she captures Liberator the Federation would quickly restore its former power.

Meanwhile, Yvaine realises that she has fallen in love with Tristran and, if he fulfills his promise to bring her to Victoria, she will not only lose him to another woman, but upon leaving Faerie, will be transformed into a piece of rock.

Well versed in the Bible and Christian theology, Ransom realises that if the pristine Queen, who has never heard of Evil, succumbs to Weston's arguments, the Fall of Man will be re-enacted on Perelandra.

But when he realises that the Emperor is not up to the task, he writes to his fellow humanist Konrad Peutinger in Augsburg in 1504 that the role of Emperor could equally well be carried out by another people if the Germans were incapable of fulfilling the role that history had given them.

De Flores realises that Beatrice will have to transgress one bond ( with Alonzo ) if she is to have sex with Alsemero.

However, Quatermass realises that if these implanted psychic powers survive in the human race, there could also still be ingrained in us a compulsion to enact the " Wild Hunt " of a race purge.

As the police chase the rapidly transforming Carroon across London, Quatermass analyses samples of the mutated creature in a laboratory, and realises that it has the ability to end all life on Earth if it spores.

Eustacia realises that if she lets Wildeve help her, she'll be obliged to become his mistress.

He realises he is no longer the unquestioned ( if unofficial ) ruler of the camp.

Through a vision from her ring, Carol realises that Kyle must unite the powers of all seven Corps to stop this latest threat, despite Kyle's uncertainty about his ability to channel the powers of rage or avarice even if he has already accessed the powers of hope and fear.

But if the defendant is initially innocent, he may become dishonest is he later realises the mistake and decides to keep the property ( i. e. an omission ).

Paul considers escaping, but realises his family would be in danger if he does, so he says a tearful goodbye to Patrick, leaving in a taxi ; the driver of the taxi is a hitman, sent by Andy.

The man realises the car has a petrol leak and puts his hands behind his back as if in resignation, then takes matches from his pocket, lights one, and throws it down.

A more likely scenario is one where fighting to the death is not an ESS because a frog might arise that will stop fighting if it realises that it is going to lose.

Julien realises that if any of the survivors leave the base alive, the lethal alien virus will cause a pandemic destroying all life on earth.

Broton explains that the Zygons depend on the lactic fluid of the Skarasen, and Harry realises that if the monster is destroyed, the Zygons will die.

But if one considers that the Amendment Bill as a whole was designed to address prostitution and human trafficking, and if one realises that not only was female prostitution rife, but so was male prostitution, one can more or less guess why.

Samanthi, with the help of a wheeler-dealing dodgy acting Guru realises that if she wants to win Pushpa's heart, she must do the unthinkable ... become a man!

Han realises what has happened and asks Lando if he can accompany him and Chewbacca on the Falcon.

Carson hesitates and too realises that if he refuses then it would be seen that the charade would be his.