rig smiling. her voice is rough as her fingers.

    Do I begin, to feel  sure. I ter all, Mr rey  time to be careful, in  matter if s kind, so long as s? I look more closely at  is a rusty black. exture of roasted meat. Ss placidly, not speaking, ws.

    Must .

    Not too far, dearie.

    ill roug expression. I say, fretfully, Do you call me t? I wis.

    Sure is so bold and yet so careless, I t my face again to to try to dra come. reet, I think, from here?

    I dont like turning back to t walk?

    alk, in ts. S. heres

    Camden to back and be

    good.

    ill you talk to me, so? I say again. I am not a child.

    And again, senser. e  ts and sreet—some street of plain buildings. e turn a corner, and till. Presently , grey  t of its steps. A girl in a ragged apron is reacaper to lig. ts sreet is perfectly silent.

    s to topped and I understand it  go on.

    heres your house, she says.

    tel?

    el? S t. Sc my .

    ait, I say—feeling real fear no last.  do you mean? rey directed you to?

    o here!

    And w is here?

    Its a  it?  is it to you, ? You s your supper all t leave off gripping me, mind!

    Not until you tell me where I am.

    Sries to pull  I  let eeth.

    house for ladies, she says, like you.

    Like me?

    Like you. Poor ladies, here!

    I   aside.

    I dont believe you, I say. I am meant to come to an el. Mr rey paid you for t—

    Paid me to bring you o leave y