In Sight of St. Paul's — page 96: what you’re looking at

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HEART TO HEART. 91 ‘‘My own face, of course,’’ replied Aileen, trem- - bling just a little for fear, or perhaps for hope, of - what was to come next. “Tell me,’? said Tom, tenderly, pointing to the reflection, ‘‘is the face there quite the same as that . you saw in the glass this morning ?”’ Aileen looked up at him for a moment, and then into the mirror again. ‘No, Tom,’’ she answered, gravely. ‘‘Not quite the same!’ ‘‘ How is it changed ?”? ‘It looks brighter,’’ she said, slowly, looking in- tently into the glass, ‘‘and not so sad.”’ ‘Happier, then ?’’ : ‘Yes, Tom,’’ with no hesitation, and speaking * quite frankly and openly. ‘Thank God!’ he ejaculated, fervently, his whole face aglow with happiness and hope. ‘Cousin Tom,’’ interposed Aileen, as he was about to return the glass to its place. Tom paused. ‘“Come back!’’ she added, with a sweet imperious- ness. ‘‘Bring the glass with you. I want it.”’ She took the glass from him, and held it up before him, the same as he had done to her. ‘What do you see?’’ she asked, is tally. 4 - Tom looked, and tried to speak. ‘T_T cannot,’’ he confessed. cS (E(0) m Gomichboo