motions of the blood

[Caorthine]

I'm wondering about the expression motions of the blood in this excerpt:

"I wonder if Liff Hyatt knows who my mother was?" she mused; and it
filled her with a tremor of surprise to think that some woman who was
once young and slight, with quick motions of the blood like hers, had
carried her in her breast, and watched her sleeping.

Any ideas?

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[Anglika]

There was a belief that as a person grows older, the blood moves more slowly. Wharton is conjuring the image of a young and vital woman in whose body the blood flows quickly.

[Caorthine]

There was a belief that as a person grows older, the blood moves more slowly. Wharton is conjuring the image of a young and vital woman in whose body the blood flows quickly.

Perfect, Anglika! That was exactly what I was looking for.