“During the whole of this time, and when the poor creature often bore about her marks of ill-usage and violence which she could not wholly conceal, she was a constant attendant at our little church. Regularly every Sunday, morning and afternoon, she occupied the same seat with the boy at her side; and though they were both poorly dressed⁠—much more so than many of their neighbours who were in a lower station⁠—they were always neat and clean. Everyone had a friendly nod and a kind word for ‘poor

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