Light beyond that there was none.

In the weary long hours of nights such as these, nights passed on the seats of railway carriages, or rougher nights, such as some of us remember, on the outside of coaches, or sitting by the side of the sick, sleep will come early and will early go.

The weariness of the past day will produce some forgetfulness for an hour or two, and then come the slow, cold, sad hours through which the dawn has to be expected.

Between two and three these unfortunates were both awake, the poor baby having been but lately carried back from its mother to its cradle.

Then suddenly Mrs.Bolton heard rather than saw her daughter slip down from her chair on to the ground and stretch herself along upon the hard floor.