“Why did you not take her to the police?”
“I never thought of that. It was all I could do to keep her alive. I couldn’t have done it if we hadn’t got into the house.”
“How long ago is that?”
“Nearly a month, sir.”
“And you’ve kept her there ever since?”
“Yes, sir—as well as I could. I had only sixpence a day.”
“And what’s that boy’s name?”
“Tommy, sir.—I don’t know any other.”
“Nice respectable company you keep for one who has evidently been well brought up!”
“Baby’s quite respectable, sir!”