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Book, page 261 / 281 stopped at sight of her as if suddenly fastened to the ground--stopped only for an instant, like one surprised by an unexpected and unwelcome encounter, and then made a motion to pass on. But Edith, partly from memory and partly from intuition, recognized her nurse, and catching fast hold of her, said in a low imperative voice, while a look of wild excitement spread over her face, "Where is my baby?" The woman tried to shake her off, but Edith held her with a grasp that could not be broken. "For Heaven's sake," exclaimed the woman "let go of me! This is the public street, and you'll have a crowd about us in a moment, and the police with them." But Edith kept fast hold of her. "First tell me where I can find my baby," she answered. "Come along," said the woman, moving as she spoke in the direction Edith was going when they met. "If you want a row with the police, I don't." Edith was close to her side, with her hand yet upon her and her voice in her ears. "My baby! Quick! Say! Where can I find my baby?" "What do I know of your baby? You are a fool, or mad!" answered the woman, trying to throw her off. "I don't know you." "But I know you, Mrs. Bray," said Edith, speaking the name at a venture as the one she remembered hearing the servant give to her mother. At this the woman's whole manner changed, and Edith saw that she was right--that this was, indeed, the accomplice of her mother.
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