Gustav Klimt Mother and Child detail from The Three Ages of Woman

Gustav Klimt Mother and Child detail from The Three Ages of WomanMichelangelo Buonarroti The Creation of AdamMichelangelo Buonarroti Creation of Adam
stuck to one of the pads of the clasp in the resonating chamber, there was a single dark gold hair.
She cried a great : Lord Asriel's hands. There was nothing to be surprised at anymore; the intention craft stood behind him, poised on the slope and perfectly level. He lifted her in his arms and carried her to the craft, ignoring the gunfire, the billowing smoke, the cries of alarm and confusion.
"Is he dead? Did it go off?" she managed to say.
Lord Asriel climbed in beside her, and the snow leopard leapt in, toowail of anguish, and shook and shook the cage, trying to loosen the hair with the little strength she had left. The President passed his hands over his face, wiping it clear of the rain. His mouth moved as though he were speaking, but she couldn't hear a word. She tore at the mesh, helpless, and then hurled her whole weight against the machine as he brought two wires together with a spark. In utter silence the brilliant silver blade shot down.Something exploded, somewhere, but Mrs. Coulter was beyond feeling it.There were hands lifting her up