So she—" Gladys read from her notes, "...stepped up on the velvet chair, tightens the silken cord about her neck, and closed her eyes...."
This weight pulls directly against the rope; so if the latter slacks, the weight pulls out the pulley frame and tightens it up again.
So she—" Gladys read from her notes, "...stepped up on the velvet chair, tightens the silken cord about her neck, and closed her eyes...."
Moving the inflamed tendon further inflamed tendon further inflames the sheath, which tightens onto the tendon, causing pain.
Every new treaty, directive and regulation tightens the ratchet even further.