Tilly True (2007)
“She had tried reasoning with Jenks; she had appealed to his better nature and found that he had none. Bootle had kept his head down, saying nothing, except to confirm that Mr Barney would not be in for an hour at least and then he was due in court. Mr Clarence had made the decision and nothing Mr Barney could say would change his mind. Then Bragg had come into the office and one look at his stone features had been enough to convince Tilly that there was nothing for it but to leave with as much ...dignity as she could muster.
Leaning over the parapet, she stared down at the oily waters of the Thames snaking its way towards the sea. Downriver, Pops would be working on the lighter, transferring goods from ship to shore or taking the crew from shore to ship, using his strong back and arms to row the flat-bottomed barge. Suddenly homesick, Tilly made up her mind to go home; of course she couldn’t tell Ma that she had lost her job, and she certainly would not admit that she had spent the night in a house of ill-repute, but she would think of something on the way.MoreLess
Leaning over the parapet, she stared down at the oily waters of the Thames snaking its way towards the sea. Downriver, Pops would be working on the lighter, transferring goods from ship to shore or taking the crew from shore to ship, using his strong back and arms to row the flat-bottomed barge. Suddenly homesick, Tilly made up her mind to go home; of course she couldn’t tell Ma that she had lost her job, and she certainly would not admit that she had spent the night in a house of ill-repute, but she would think of something on the way.MoreLess
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