Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 257: what you’re looking at

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WHICH WILL WIN? 249 ‘‘She changes her mind and will not tell him. See, already he glances in another quarter,’’ says the quiet voice behind them. ‘Why is this so?”’ ‘‘In that flash of time a suspicion came into ex- istence—a sudden inspiration. She has no longer the utmost faith in her father. She even begins to wonder whether he has not deceived her. ‘*So she has believed all along and been contented to live, first abroad and then here in New York, as you have seen. Never has she seen her childhood home since the night she left it to be married.”’ ‘What now, Craig ??’ ‘“The next time she looks the Senator must have his face turned toward her. If he has not changed beyond all recognition we may see how arrow num- ber two wings its flight.’ So Senator John, trembling with eagerness, yet showing a wonderful self-control, manages to let the light fall full upon his face as he looks in the direction of the box. Once more the lady uses her glasses. It is as though some subtle attraction draws her eyes in their direction. ‘Tower your head, dear, soshe may not see you and turn lier attention to the rest. There, itisdone.’? As Bob speaks he sees the lady fall back in her chair as if about to swoon. The old gentleman bends over her, chafing her hands, and witha supreme effort, she rallies. It is evident that only a severe shock would thus act upon her; the lapse of time has not made sucha E@NNIE OOS .(EC) in