In Sight of St. Paul's — page 82: what you’re looking at

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. HEART TO HEART. ; 17 of him a burly fellow, with a rosy, good-natured face. From his dress he was evidently a cabman. ‘“Ah, Palfrey, is that you?’ said Tom, pleasantly. Jim Palfrey touched his hat respectfully. ‘‘Ves, sir. Would you like to ride home, sir??? “Not to-night, thank you, Palfrey. I—I prefer to walk.’ | | And, with a pleasant “‘good-evening,’’ Tom hur- ried on, and turned the corner of the next street. Scarcely had he disappeared than the door of the club-house was flung open, and a gentleman dashed down the steps, two at a time. Upon reaching the pavement, he gazed anxiously in the direction which Tom ‘had taken, and then, in evident disappointment at not seeing what he was in search of, he came up to the cabman. _ Palfrey recognized him as an old customer of his, one of his ‘‘reg’lars,’’ as he called them. ‘“Good-evening, Mr. Fletcher,’’ he said. ‘‘Do you want me?”’ Gillie Fletcher, for the gentleman was our old friend, answered, excitedly: ‘Ves, Palfrey; that is—I want to ask you a ques- tion. Isaw you just now, from the club window, speaking to a friend of mine, a friend I thought I had lost forever.”’ | ‘You mean Mr. Chichester,’’ said Palfrey. ‘‘Oh, ‘ = GComicbooks (e(@) mM