In Sight of St. Paul's — page 216: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN. 211 ‘“He tried to save him from you,’’ she declared, facing bravely the woman in whose power she felt she was. | The others were listening in breathless silence, almost as if this were a scene upon the stage in which they had no part, but in which they were deeply interested. The actors were this slender, dark-robed figure and the superb Panther. Which would be the victor? Cynthia moved a step forward, half resolved to use physical force and so establish her supremacy at once. But, with compressed lips and glowing eyes, she restrained herself, resolving to use a weapon quite as deadly, though not so brutal. ‘“To save him, yes!’ she retorted. ‘‘How? By what means? ~I’ll tell you! He tried to save him by killing him!’’ A cry of horror and repulsion broke from Aileen’s pale lips. | “What! You dare accuse him of being a mur- derer!?? ‘“Ves!?? replied the Panther, stamping her. foot viciously, ‘‘and it is the truth!” She had reached a point when she cared but little what she said. Her one idea was, by fair means or foul to crush the heart of this girl who dared to defy her. GOMIGDooks-co