Passing at a glance over the whole of the intervening period; leaving in the
words of the poet,
—The growth untried
Of that wide gap—
we shall resume our narrative at the beginning of June, 1715. I
know I am undeserving of your bounty; but if I were to tell you what hardships I
have undergone—to what frightful extremities I have been reduced—and to
what infamy I have submitted, to earn a scanty subsistence for this child's sake,
—if you could feel what it is to stand alone in the world as I do, bereft of all who
have ever loved me, and shunned by all who have ever known me, except the
worthless and the wretched,—if you knew (and Heaven grant you may be spared
the knowledge!) how much affliction sharpens love, and how much more dear to
me my child has become for every sacrifice I have made for him,—if you were
told all this, you would, I am sure, pity rather than reproach me, because I cannot
at once consent to a separation, which I feel would break my heart. It doesn’t matter. And, to show you that I have no intention of flying, I will myself close
and lock the door. "
"You shall take my life first," rejoined Sheppard. "I have a token to deliver to you," continued the stranger, addressing her. What
you did is called manslaughter, and at the worst there is only a very slight
penalty, nothing to be frightened about in the least. "
"I don't know. Opening a pair of large black eyes, the child fixed them for an instant
upon Wood, and then, alarmed by the light, uttered a low and melancholy cry,
which, however, was speedily stilled by the caresses of his mother, towards
whom he extended his tiny arms, as if imploring protection. She took a few of his things before she scanned the
area. ” She closed her mouth. “You must send for the police at once, you know. Although she did not understand why he persisted in this pursuit of her affairs.
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