5“I turned from Matilda’s quizzical face to my mother’s drawn intentness.
“‘Say what you like, Matilda, that girl is living in sin.’
“‘Even that isn’t absolutely proved,’ said Matilda.
“‘Why should ‘e—?’ my mother began and stopped.
“‘There’s such things as feats of generosity,’ said Matilda. ‘Still—’
“‘No,’ said my mother. ‘We don’t want ‘er ‘elp. I’d be ashamed to take it. While she lives with that man—’
“‘Apparently she doesn’t. But go on.’
“‘Stainted money,’ said my mother. ‘It’s money she ‘as from ‘im. It’s the money of a Kep Woman.’
“Her anger kindled. ‘I’d sooner die than touch ‘er money.’
“Her sense of the situation found form and expression. ‘She leaves ‘er ‘ome. She breaks ‘er father’s ‘eart. Kills ‘im, she does. ‘E was never the same man after she’d gone; never the same
