At last he said one word, barely shaping it with his contorted lips, and the word was "Life."
Both the big fellows fell hard, and a rasping peal of mad laughter left Bull Martin's contorted lips.
He had relaxed his grip on the throat and a stream of profanity-Russian, English, French-sprayed from the contorted lips.
He was torn by a terrible convulsion; foam flew from his contorted lips and his writhing fingers left their marks on the girl's shoulders.
His throat went suddenly dry; his contorted lips felt as stiff as stone.
Wind tossed his black hair like a horse's mane, baring wild eyes and contorted lips.
He worked his threat as if to scream, but only a hiss of insurmountable terror escaped his contorted lips.
Legba, Samedi, spittle curling from the girl's contorted lips.
Saliva sprayed from his contorted lips.
Their eyes rolled back in their skulls and froth creamed on their contorted lips.