Leo trat ihr vor die Phantasie. Was hätte sie in diesem Augenblick darum gegeben, ihn bei sich zu haben und sich von ihm sattküssen zu lassen.
One day she drew six small silver-gilt spoons from her bag (they were old Roualt's wedding present), begging him to pawn them at once for her, and Leon obeyed, though the proceeding annoyed him. He was afraid of compromising himself.