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Cast Adrift

CHAPTER XXII
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.
"Oh yes, Sir; I remember all about it," answered the woman.

"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.


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