There was never enough help for her, and the arrival of her son Jack, out of work and dressed in rags, and a daughter she scarcely knew, pregnant and penniless, made things desperate.

她总是困顿窘迫、需要帮助，儿女的投奔更把她推向绝望的境地，失业的儿子杰克衣衫褴褛，陌生的女儿怀着身孕、一文不名。