He flung subtle jibes at her until she couldn’t bear to work with him any longer.

William was translated by the blow to the head he received, being unable to speak for the next few minutes.

Thus she advanced; her belly low, almost touching the surface of the ground—a great cat preparing to spring upon its prey.

Then from that anguished soul, distraught, a cry! Earth's breaking hearts are countless as her days, And He who strung the vibrant chords forgets, Or, unforgetting, slays.