delude
be false to; be dishonest with
huddle
a disorganized and densely packed crowd
NOTES:
Then with a soft cry huddles in his embrace.
quicksand
a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
NOTES:
He was in the quicksands and clutching at me -- but I wasn't holding him out, I was slipping in with him!
effeminate
having unsuitable feminine qualities
NOTES:
There was something different about the boy, a nervousness, a softness and tenderness which wasn't like a man's, although he wasn't the least bit effeminate looking -- still -- that thing was there ...
recede
pull back or move away or backward
NOTES:
As the noise recedes she straightens slowly and continues speaking.]
sob
weep convulsively
NOTES:
She makes a sobbing effort to speak but the words won't come.
settle
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
NOTES:
She worries because I'm not settled .
Moon
the natural satellite of the Earth
NOTES:
Yes, the three of us drove out to Moon Lake Casino, very drunk and laughing all the way.
sway
move back and forth or sideways
NOTES:
[She sways and covers her face] It was because -- on the dance floor -- unable to stop myself -- I'd suddenly said -- "I saw!
resume
take up or begin anew
NOTES:
Then, the polka resumes in a major key] I ran out -- all did! -- all ran and gathered about the terrible thing at the edge of the lake!
empty
holding or containing nothing
NOTES:
By coming suddenly into a room that I thought was empty -- which wasn't empty, but had two people in it ... the boy I had married and an older man who had been his friend for years ...
settled
established in a desired position or place; not moving about
NOTES:
She worries because I'm not settled .
clutch
take hold of; grab
NOTES:
He was in the quicksands and clutching at me -- but I wasn't holding him out, I was slipping in with him!
embrace
squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
NOTES:
Then with a soft cry huddles in his embrace .
glare
be sharply reflected
NOTES:
The headlight of the locomotive glares into the room as it thunders past.
delude
