In Sight of St. Paul's — page 28: what you’re looking at

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A DANGEROUS BEAUTY, 23 cheeks, and the lustre of her great dusky eyes, all made a perfect picture of its kind, and’Tom could not but acknowledge its beauty, even while it left him cold and unmoved. ‘I’m afraid of no one,’’ he answered, very politely, but with equal frigidity. ‘‘Not for yourself, perhaps,’’ assented Cynthia. | ‘‘But,’’ after a very short pause, ‘‘you are afraid of me for your brother’s sake.”’ At this exceedingly plain speaking, Tom’s surprise increased. It was not what he had expected from her, “Ror Harry’s sake!’’ he murmured. ‘Ves, the pride of the house, the hope of the Chi- chesters. He is so fascinating, so good, so inno- cent.’’ | These last words were spoken with a vailed sar- casm, which, however, was thoroughly apparent to Tom. Hewas glad now that she had spoken so plainly in regard to Harry. It gave him exactly the opening he wanted. He had been aware for some time of his brother’s infatuation for the beautiful Panther, and he had determined to break off the connection. He believed now that he held at last the means to compel Mrs. Dell to yield to his wishes. , “Mrs. Dell,’’ he said, seriously, ‘‘I quite under- stand the drift of your words.”’ “Really,’’? with an enigimatical smile. She was fanning herself languidly, and with appar- Gomicbooks.com