He seemed to devour me with his flaming glance: physically, I felt, at the moment, powerless as stubble exposed to the draught and glow of a furnace: mentally, I still possessed my soul, and with it the certainty of ultimate safety.
Pareva che mi volesse divorare con lo sguardo infuocato; fisicamente mi pareva d'essere esposta a una fornace ardente; moralmente mi sentivo sicura.