Slowly, far too reluctantly, she drew her hand from his light grasp, her skin suddenly cool where it had been warm nestled between his hand and chest.

"And take my hand in a light grasp."

The sleeve of her dress was so rotten with sweat and age that even Carolan's light grasp had torn it, but it was not at the tear that Carolan stared, but at the weal on the flesh beneath it.

He tried to lead her into the parlor, but she pulled out of his light grasp.

"He and I lead," Danica decided, pulling the man from Cadderly*s light grasp.

He took her shoulders in a light grasp and, bending, brushed his lips across her cheek.

He took her arm with a lover's light grasp.

She maintained the light grasp, and her wide smile, aware of the intense scrutiny of Middle Giff.

This ravenous cosmic machine inhales everything within its unfathomable grasp - stars, planets, matter, even light, as it churns the heavenly bodies of the spiral galaxy.

"Please, Tai, come with me now," he said, taking her hand in a light grasp and gently turning her back, toward the nearest door.