In Sight of St. Paul's — page 59: what you’re looking at

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54 CROSS PURPOSES. A pang shot through Tom’s breast. It was hard, bitterly hard, to hear this confession from her own lips. But still he managed to answer, bravely, if just a little bitterly: ‘Yes, I know that.”’ ‘“And you, too, Tom, I—I—esteem you very much indeed,’? ‘‘T hope so,’’ suppressing a sigh. ‘hen answer me. What was the cause of this trouble between you and Harry?” But Tom made no reply. Indeed, he felt more than ever that it was impossible for him to do’so. Aileen was deeply wounded at his silence. “You won’t?’’ she exclaimed, with a touch of in- dignant pride which lent a lovely rose flush to her cheek. ‘*Very well! I know what to do, then. Oh! Tom, I thought I could rely upon your word. Just now you said you would do anything to serve me, and the first favor I ask you refuse. You forget an acre of performance is worth the whole world of promise. Very well,’’ moving toward the door, ‘‘I’ll find Harry.”’ Tom started. ‘This would never do. If she ques- tioned Harry in his present temper, the Bees might be disastrous. ‘‘Aileen, one moment!’’ he exclaimed, quickly. The girl paused, and turned back. EComicbooks_cor