In Sight of St. Paul's — page 133: what you’re looking at

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. 128 | THE PANTHER AT BAY. when she was comparatively alone with Tom. At the same time she fixed her eyes upon him defiantly. ‘“Where is Harry?’ asked Tom, abruptly. Cynthia raised her eyebrows. “T thought so,’’ she said, with a peculiar smile. ‘’The same as before. ‘Two years ago, you said you would take him from me, but you failed, you see.’’ ‘This time I hope to succeed,’’ retorted Tom, firmly. Cynthia leaned forward. ‘*You mean to separate us ?”’ ‘Yes, if possible. ”’ ‘You are wise to say if. For,’’ with a confidence which was in no way assumed, ‘‘it will never happen. We love each other.’ Tom’s lip curled incredulously. ~ You love!” “Ves, I love!’ she declared, feeling im her heart that she was not far from speaking the truth. ‘‘You think,’’ she went on, her nostrils dilating scornfully, ‘“‘you think, I suppose, that a woman of my sort is incapable of such a thing. You are wrong! I would give half of the life that 1s left to me to pass the rest away from all this wickedness.’ | Her words and manner impressed Tom in spite of himself, and he wondered if by any ge tae she could be speaking the truth. & Gomicbooks (E(@)