Penny Dreadfuls, 1900 · page 206 of 294
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CHAPTER II. MRS. TREVOR-ALLEN’'S PLAN. THE revelation of the sorrow and bitterness of Mrs. Trevor-Allen’s life drew Dorothy more closely to her friend. The latter knew her friend envied her the happiness of her life, was proud of it, yet pitied her friend for what was denied her. While this was all true, an intangible, impalpable something had come up between Dorothy and Trescotte. Dorothy felt it, because it had existence in herself. Trescotte felt it, because he noted its existence in Dorothy. It was difficult to establish what and where it was. There was the same attention, the same tenderness, the same devotion, the same love upon the part of Trescotte. There was the same admiration, the same confidence, the same trust, the same love on the part of Dorothy. It was the shadow of the boy. He did not carry it with him when he went away with his mother. Shadows are intangible. How was it shown? Ah, that was as impalpable as the thing itself. Both were conscious of it, though it was not mentioned by either. When two lives are completely mingled, the shade of an expression and the glance of an eye have an eloquence words cannot express. Dorothy could not pardon fate fos 200 Comicbooks.€© 3}