He looked away into the fire, and then back at her shining presence.

In the long silences of her part, her shining presence was a visible complement to the discussion of the orchestra.

It seemed they brushed against this shining presence, pushing for ever against a secret door of exit that led into the final hiding-place.

His voice, his shining presence, the warm brilliance that glowed about him, seemed to envelop them like a flame of fire and a fire of-love