Esther Waters • Paragraph 1072
Stage 1 of 6

Read it through once

"What! let you go off all the way to--where did you say you had left it--Wandsworth?--by yourself! I really couldn't think of it. I don't want to be unnecessarily hard--but I really couldn't--no mother could. I must consider the interests of my child. But I don't want you to agitate yourself, and if you like I'll write myself to the woman who has charge of your baby. I cannot do more, and I hope you'll be satisfied."