“But have you no other place to go to, my child? You can procure a bed somewhere, can’t you?”
“I might possibly do so, sir, but I can’t well spare the money to pay for a night’s lodgings.”
“But have you no friends or relations in town, my boy, to whom you could apply for assistance?”
“I’ve no friends in London, sir.”
“I presume you have relations in the country who are in a position to aid you.”
“I’ve a sister, sir, but she is nearly three hundred miles from here.”
“Where did you come from, my child?”
“From Wales, sir.”
“Is Wales your home—I mean your native country?”
“Yes, sir.”