18/21 Are you sure she has been in prison for the last two years ?" and Mr.Dinneford turned to the woman who had mentioned her name. "She stole a man's pocket-book, and got two years for it." "You know her ?" "Oh yes, indeed! And she's a bad one, I can tell you. She had somebody's baby round in Grubb's court, and it was 'most starved to death. I heard it said it belonged to some of the big people up town, and that she was getting hush-money for it, but I don't know as it was true. People will talk." "Do you know what became of that baby ?" asked Edith, with ill-repressed excitement. |