| 20n there's no [?]. – [?] is, it an't like given up an
innocent girl like. – The, [2 words crossed out] [? written above] already, without
our help – [three lines crossed out - Not one of her [?] of our [rest of line illegible]
[?] any [?] she must come to it, whether she
[?] or no n [?] might as well get something by her –"
"Why thats true," said the old man –" There's a main
difference certinly between giving up an innocent child n
just letting this poor thing [?] in the [?] [?] found her –
She must [perish in - crossed out] [go - on - written above] the streets as you say, at any rate - go to
he [?], it [?] only he doing her a kind turn, to get her
into any kind of service. – The poor thing, she [?] on so
A'other might – my heart misgives me." –
"And mine too [daddy - crossed out] - I do pity her – but as for the sin of the
matter, it won't lay at our doors – we would willing enough
be honest if the quality would be honest – [?] might
be [?] new – so be, they [?] –"
"[?]," said the old man with a sigh –" if it must – [be written over em dash] it must – [be written over em dash]
Lucy had heard enough to banish sleep from her eyes that
night n needed no awakening to [?] n [?] before | 20n there's no [?]. – [?] is, it an't like given up an
innocent girl like. – The, [2 words crossed out] [? written above] already, without
our help – [three lines crossed out - Not one of her [?] of our [rest of line illegible]
[?] any [?] she must come to it, whether she
[?] or no n [?] might as well get something by her –"
"Why thats true," said the old man –" There's a main
difference certinly between giving up an innocent child n
just letting this poor thing [?] in the [?] [?] found her –
She must [perish in - crossed out] [go - on - written above] the streets as you say, at any rate - go to
he [?], it [?] only he doing her a kind turn, to get her
into any kind of service. – The poor thing, she [?] on so
A'other myht – my heart misgives me." –
"And mine too [daddy - crossed out] - I do pity her – but as for the sin of the
matter, it won't lay at our doors – we would willing enough
be honest if the quality would be honest – [?] myht
be [?] new – so be, they [?] –"
"[?]," said the old man with a sigh –" if it must – [be written over em dash] it must – [be written over em dash]
Lucy had heard enough to banish sleep from her eyes that
night n needed no awakening to [?] n [?] before |