He died five years ago, and left mother with me and four little brothers to bring up.

They're all doing well now, though, and I help mother, as they do.

They didn't want me to go out to service, you know," added Susan, warming on finding sympathetic listeners.

"I could have stopped at home with mother in Stepney, but I did not want to be idle, and took a situation with a widow lady at Hampstead.

I stopped there a year.