Letting herself out and hurrying through the muddy streets, she found Victoria Bridge as busy as ever. Dodging other pedestrians, she kept her head down and stayed close to the rail. Her thoughts spun as she tried to make sense of her sudden dismissal. What had happened to Georgina? Why wouldn’t Patricia let her help?
Deep down, Lillian knew. There was no money to cover the cost of a proper burial and the responsibility would fall to her sister to pay for one. Could they have traced the girl’s family and demanded they take responsibility? Patricia had explained what had happened at her arranged meeting at the station with the twins’ grandfather. Lillian hadn’t a clue who the family were and they themselves knew Patricia only as “Alice”. Had the water used to mix with the soothing powder n
