Fortunatelyforus-wehavingnodesiretobekepthangingaboutcoroners\'courts-somemenonthebankhadseenthebodytoo,andnowtookchargeofitfromus。
Wefoundoutthewoman\'sstoryafterwards。Ofcourseitwastheold,oldvulgartragedy。Shehadlovedandbeendeceived-orhaddeceivedherself。Anyhow,shehadsinned-someofusdonowandthen-andherfamilyandfriends,naturallyshockedandindignant,hadclosedtheirdoorsagainsther。
Lefttofighttheworldalone,withthemillstoneofhershamearoundherneck,shehadsunkeverlowerandlower。Forawhileshehadkeptbothherselfandthechildonthetwelveshillingsaweekthattwelvehours\'
drudgeryadayprocuredher,payingsixshillingsoutofitforthechild,andkeepingherownbodyandsoultogetherontheremainder。
Sixshillingsaweekdoesnotkeepbodyandsoultogetherveryunitedly。