But she found her influence over Edith entirely gone.

Indeed, Edith stood so far away from her that she seemed more like a stranger than a child.
Two or three times had Pinky Swett gone to the mission sewing-school in order to get a sight of Edith.

Her purpose was to follow her home, and so find out her name and were she lived.

With this knowledge in her possession, she meant to visit Mrs.Bray, and by a sudden or casual mention by name of Edith as the child's mother throw her off her guard, and lead her to betray the fact if it were really so.

But Edith was sick at home, and did not go to the school.