And now, at the thought that he must lose this being both loved and holy, that besides death torments might be inflicted on her more terrible than death itself, the blood stiffened in his veins. His soul was turned into one groan, his thoughts were confused.
Most azért, ha elgondolta, hogy ezt az imádott, szent teremtést elvesztheti, s hogy Lygiára nemcsak a halál, hanem annál sokkal rosszabb kínszenvedés is várhat, a vér megfagyott ereiben, lelke egyetlen jajjá változott, s érzékei megzavarodtak.