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Otway was startled and touched by the other's words, and yet, "I don't quite know what you mean?" she faltered and she really didn't. "Don't you?" said Miss Forsyth drily. "Well, I think Mrs. Purlock, and a good many other unhappy women in Witanbury, could tell you."
As her visitor was ushered in by the cross-looking old servant who was popularly supposed to be the only person of whom Miss Forsyth stood in fear, she got up and came forward, a very kindly, welcoming look on her plain face. "Well, Mary," she said, "what's the matter now? Mrs. Purlock drunk again, eh?" "Well, yes as a matter of fact the poor woman was quite drunk this morning!
In fact I shall probably manage better alone. Can't you go up by that nice early morning train, my dear?" Mrs. Otway shook her head. "No, I can't possibly get away before the afternoon. You see I must look after Mrs. Purlock. She got into rather bad trouble this morning. And oh, Miss Forsyth, I'm so sorry for her! She believes her two boys are being starved to death in Germany.
Unfortunately she knows that woman whose husband signed his letter 'Your loving Jack Starving. It's thoroughly upset Mrs. Purlock, and if, as they all say, drink drowns thought and makes one feel happy, can we wonder at all the drinking that goes on just now?
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