[He doesn't pull back, but he's never needed to do that to shut her out. She could hold his face in her hands and he'd still make a fatal blow. And there it goes.]
Then perhaps it will be worse than France.
[Her own attempt to wound, petty as it may be. Maybe she won't live well, just to spite him. Perhaps she doesn't deserve to live well.]
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Then perhaps it will be worse than France.
[Her own attempt to wound, petty as it may be. Maybe she won't live well, just to spite him. Perhaps she doesn't deserve to live well.]