To-day, for instance, whilst he was worrying in thought over Amy's
behaviour, and at the same time trying to cut down the Saturday's
purchases in order to pay for the broken window, up comes Tom with
the announcement that he lost his hat this morning, and had to
return bareheaded. Another unforeseen expense! And Sidney was angry
with himself for his impulse of anger against the boy.
Clara never went out to make purchases, seldom indeed left the house
for any reason, unless Sidney persuaded her to walk a short distance
with him after sundown, when she veiled herself closely. Neither Amy
nor Anne could be trusted to do all the shopping, so that Sidney
generally accompanied one or other of them for that purpose on
Saturday afternoon. To-day he asked Amy to go with him, wishing, if
possible, to influence her for good by kind, brotherly talk. Whilst
she was getting ready he took John aside into the parlour, to impart
a strange piece of news he had brought from Clerkenwell.
'Mrs. Peckover has had a narrow escape of being poisoned. She was
found by one of her lodgers all but dead, and last night the police
arrested her daughter on the charge.
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