CHAPTER X.
Nelly and Sophy.—The beer-house again.—Sophy's belly.—On
the road.—Against a tree.—At the baudy house with Sophy.—
Her narrative.—Tom and the three sisters.—Fred on the
scent.—Pender's troubles.
I had some food at an hotel, then returning on foot saw at the end of the lane two peasant girls in their Sunday finery. I looked at first without recognizing them, but as I got close saw one was Nelly, the girl I had raped. She stopped, I smiled. "You here, why?" "Taking a walk sir." "Come with me." She hesitated, looked at the other girl. "Never mind," said I, "bring your friend with you." Two minutes brought us to the beer-house again. "Stay here," said I. I went to the side entrance which was up a yard, told the woman who stared when she opened the door to me to show the girls u
