Seizing the arm of the woman, who she could almost have put intoher pocket, she drew it through her arm, and exclaimed:

"Ye may well say it; what a place hindeed! But hover I must go someow, so come on, ma'am. If so be we're sent to heternity, we'll gotogether, an' I'll look at you safe through it."

But, apparently, the prospect of going to eternity at such shortnotice and under such doubtful protection was not pleasing to MissTrevor, and she shrank back from the thronging dangers before her.

But now came the policeman and escorted the two women, both large andsmall, through the terrors which had beset them, landing them safelyon the other side of the street.

Jane's eye had recognized the lady even beneath Miss Trevor'sshabby black dress and strange manner, and she now turned to her witha respectful: