"It's a disease," Kivrin whispered shakily, her hands still over her mouth.

"You lie," Alicen whispered shakily, hoping he did.

"Gian," she whispered shakily, speaking for the first time since he began.

"Yes," she whispered shakily; doing as he bade.

"Oh, God," Wendy whispered shakily when the sound of their engine faded away.

She leaned toward him on tiptoe and whispered shakily: "What will you do now?"

"I have to prove my self to you," he whispered shakily, his hands on her unsteady.

"I know what you're doing to me," she whispered shakily, watching his eyes go dark as his hand stroked her body and felt its betraying tremble.

"It's gone," Cavendish whispered shakily to the night shadows.

'Thank you, but I'm - I'm all right,' she whispered shakily.