In Sight of St. Paul's — page 56: what you’re looking at

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CROSS PURPOSES. 51 ‘‘Very serious, Tom??? fixing her eyes with the ereatest anxiety upon his face. “Very serious, indeed.’?> And then, pulling him- self together, and striving to speak cheerfully, he added: ‘But it’s all over now. ‘To-morrow Harry will be sorry for his angry words, and everything will. _ be forgotten. At least,’’ after a short pause, and with an involuntary sigh, ‘‘I hope so.’? But Aileen caught the note of despondency, and was far from satisfied.. In fact, she was more worried than ever. She was beginning to realize that this was no ordinary quarrel. “But you don’t think so, Tom?’’ she queried, striving to read his face. ‘Well,’ faltered Tom, in embarrassment, ‘‘one Y) can’t exactly—— ‘’Then, why do you say so?’’ interrupted Auleen, with a reproach that cut to the heart poor Tom, lov- ine her as he did with the whole strength of his hon- est heart. ‘‘Why are you treating this serious matter as nothing? Is it—is.it—because you wish to spare me pain ?”? “AtleenP} The cry escaped from him before he could check it. She had guessed only too correctly. It was chiefly to spare her pain that he was silent, to save her the anguish of knowing another was preferred to her by Gomicbooks.co