Chapter 4

charities--A dreadful sight--A sick babe in the arms of a half-drunken woman--“Is there no law to meet such cases?”---“The poor baby has no vote!”--Edith seeks for the grave of her child, but cannot find it--She questions her mother, who baffles her curiosity--Mrs. Bray's visit--Interview between Mrs. Dinneford and Mrs. Bray--“The baby isn't living?”--“Yes; I saw it day before yesterday in the arms of a beggar-woman”--Edith's suspicions aroused--Determined to discover the fate of her child--Visits the doctor--“Your baby is in heaven”--“Would to God it were so, for I saw a baby in hell not long ago!”