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Ternissa was clearly disconcerted at Eugène Rimarez' unexpected firmness. Yet in a moment or two she regained her composure. She looked towards him scornfully, and her eyes flashed with anger. Her tall figure seemed dilated with passion.
"You know very well," she cried, "that you are only wasting your breath.