In Sight of St. Paul's — page 163: what you’re looking at

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158 AILEEN FALLS INTO THE TRAP. Gillie edged a little closer to her. ‘Hem !’’ he began, nervously. ‘‘Then—then some day, when all the troubles are over, and the sorrow softened down a bit, perhaps I'll be rewarded. ”’ Gracie cast down her eyes and the color deepened in her cheek. ‘You deserve to be,’’ she said, softly. ‘““But one so seldom gets what one deserves, while one can enjoy what one deserves,’’ observed Gillie, a little incoherently. ‘‘You—you generally have the beef and pudding brought you after you have pegged out for the want of bread and cheese. ”’ ‘‘T hope that won’t be your case.”’. Gillie, feeling decidedly encouraged, again moved closer. } ‘It depends upon you,’’ he declared, with a bold- ness which surprised himself. ‘‘Upon me!’’ repeated Gracie, in a tone of surprise which we fear was not entirely genuine. ‘“Ves, do you remember in the dear old days that party on the roof-garden ?”’ ‘Indeed I do.”’ ‘Have you forgotten what I told you about falling down, down, down??? ‘‘And you wanted some one to catch you?”’ ‘Exactly, and I’ve been falling ever since, only ever so much faster; and the deeper I go, the more I long for the some one to catch me.’’ GEomicbooks (EO) m