A lot of the buildings had been torched, but there were tents set up around the Border camp. They found one and tumbled inside it, still kissing, kissing and kissing: Elliot did not want to let her go, not ever, and perhaps he would never have to. “I have struggled against my passions, and I can struggle no longer: they have me in an irresistible grasp,” said Serene. “Grasp away,” Elliot advised her. “A man cannot understand the force of a woman’s desire,” Serene continued. “I’ll give it a try,” said Elliot. “And I cannot—I do not offer you marriage,” Serene added, the words almost lost
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