In Sight of St. Paul's — page 22: what you’re looking at

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A DANGEROUS BEAUTY. 17 Then the whole attitude of the woman who was known by the sobriquet of the Panther changed. Her face softened wonderfully, and her great dark eyes rested with infinite yearning, infinite tenderness upon the face of the young man which was so close to hers. Her graceful body swayed toward him as if longing for his embrace. But, just at that moment, a step sounded on the stairs leading to the roof. Cynthia’s quick ear caught it, and she wrenched herself free from her lover, becoming instantly once again the cool, self-possessed woman of the world. With a suppressed exclamation, which, if it had been uttered aloud, we fear would scarcely have passed muster in good society, young Chichester turned toward the stairs, and saw, emerging from the opening below, his brother Tom. With the exception of a certain vague family re- semblance, the two brothers were very unlike in ap- pearance, as they were equally unlike in training and character. Tom Chichester was a singularly striking-looking man, not handsome in the strict sense of the word, but possessed of a refined and intellectual appearance above the average, tall and well made, the mouth and eyes denoting tremendous pride and power of will, this in itself forming the greatest contrast to his brother. Curious eyes’were his, dark-brown in color, Gomicbooks. co