It doesn't belong to them, she knows.

Mother says it would be a good thing if it died." "Why does she say that ?" "Oh she always talks that way about babies--says she's glad when they die." "Is it a boy or a girl ?" "It's a boy baby," answered the child.
"Does the woman take good care of it ?" "Oh dear, no! She lets it sit on the floor 'most all the time, and it cries so that I often go up and nurse it.

The woman lives in the room over ours." "Where do you live ?" "In Grubb's court." "Will you show me the way there after school is over ?" The child looked up into Edith's face with an expression of surprise and doubt.

Edith repeated her question.
"I guess you'd better not go," was answered, in a voice that meant all the words expressed.
"Why not ?" "It isn't a good place." "But you live there ?" "Yes, but nobody's going to trouble me." "Nor me," said Edith.
"Oh, but you don't know what kind of a place it is, nor what dreadful people live there." "I could get a policeman to go with me, couldn't I ?" "Yes, maybe you could, or Mr.Paulding, the missionary.

He goes about everywhere." "Where can I find Mr.Paulding ?" "At the mission in Briar street." "You'll show me the way there after school ?" "Oh yes; it isn't a nice place for you to go, but I guess nobody'll trouble you." After the school closed, Edith, guided by the child, made her way to the Briar st.