In Sight of St. Paul's — page 158: what you’re looking at

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AILEEN FALLS INTO THE TRAP. 153 CHAPTER X. AILEEN FALLS INTO THE TRAP. ‘Hist, Becky!’ Becky Vetch started and paused in her occupation of dusting the front parlor. Then, as she saw who it was that was standing in the open door-way which led into the hall, she shrugged her shoulders and exclaimed, witha saucy toss of her head: ‘‘Oh, is it you, Jim Palfrey ?”’ Those were anything but easy days for Becks She had to work hard, early and late, but still she managed to keep bright and merry, and now that the sick gentleman was convalescing, her sweet voice was constantly uplifted in the snatches of the old ballads she loved so well. It was nearly two months now since the news had been brought to his family waiting in that very house of the shocking death of young Harry Chi- chester. Upon hearing the terrible tidings old Mr. Chi- chester had fallen unconscious, and for many days hovered between life and death. The doctor had for- Eomicbooks ((0)