"
"Since October!" cried Sir Tancred; he had never dreamed that the
suppression of his letters had continued after his recovery.
"I only found the boy in October," said Selina.
"Look here," said Sir Tancred, "you'd better tell me the whole story
from the beginning. I didn't get your letters."
"You didn't get them?" said Selina, and her face cleared. "I thought
you couldn't have, sir. I knew you wasn't the one to take no notice of
them. Well, it was like this, sir. When Mrs. Bostock took the boy
away, I began to worry and worry about him; I kind of pined for him.
Then I thought if I could see him sometimes, I should feel better; and
I never liked the looks of Mrs. Bostock. She looked like a drinker;
though all the time she was in Jersey with the lawyer she kept sober
enough. I had got another place in St. Hellers, but I couldn't stand
worrying about him, and wondering if he was well treated. And I didn't
like the way she wouldn't tell me where she lived. I had my savings,
too; so I gave up my place, and came to London to look for her. I knew
she lived in South London from something she let drop; and I took a
room in Lambeth and looked for her in neighbourhoods which would be
likely for her to live in.
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