[Q]: * * * madame rossini clasped me to her ample bosom when i arrived . '' my leetle swan-necked beauty , ' ere you are at last . i ' ave missed you . '' '' i 've missed you , too , '' i said , and i meant it . the mere presence of madame rossini , with her overflowing kindness and her wonderful french accent -lrb- leetle swan-necked...

[A]: beauty

[Q]: '' do n't be silly . you look like a little old man . i 'll never be too busy for you . '' '' mom would want you to come home , '' ricky pointed out . i started walking again , faster . '' she would n't want you to be mean . '' '' ricky , '' i cried , '' i 'm not...

[A]: mean

[Q]: she could not allow herself or barack to read those secret desires and needs . barack struck without warning , going from passive restraint to swift and immediate action . his mind thrust itself into hers , taking possession of her as surely as if he had claimed her body for his own . syndil found she could not resist him , whether because she was just too drained by the energy she had expended healing the earth or because she was helpless before the determination , the single-mindedness of...

[A]: barack

[Q]: '' i 'd prefer you kiss me but that does n't look like it 's going to happen , so ... '' he let that dangle in the air only the merest moment before he bent his head and kissed her . his tongue slid inside her mouth and even though she really , really , really , really wanted to resist , she did n't . not even for a second . so maybe she did n't really , really , really , really want to...

[A]:
resist