In Sight of St. Paul's — page 95: what you’re looking at

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4 90 HEART TO HEART. It was growing dark in the room, and, with an instinctive movement, even while his thoughts were elsewhere, he turned to pull back the curtain to let in more light. As he did so, he came in front ofa small table, on which rested a hand-mirror. He paused, looked back at the glass for a moment, and then picked it up and held it before him. ‘‘T believe the ass is looking me in the face!’’ he thought to himself, with a thrill of happiness, to which his breast had been a stranger for many a long day. : ‘Cousin Tom!”’ | ‘“Yes, Aileen,’’ starting and pitas the glass down quickly, and turning to Aileen, who was still stand- ing with her back toward him. ‘What do you think of yourself ?”’ “Kh ??? ejaculated Tom, foolishly. Aileen broke into a merry laugh. ‘Ha! ha! ha! Isaw you in there,’’ pointing to the mirror over the fire-place. Poor Tom, thus caught, blushed to the roots of his hair. Then, with a sudden and desperate resolution, he picked up the hand-glass again, and crossed to Aileen’s side. Holding up the glass before her, he sid half im- . periously, half beseechingly: ‘‘Look! What do you see?’ Gomicbooks co m