"Kicked 'er from the 'ouse?" Bill repeated, once they were out in the yard and his wife had explained the situation. He looked back at the door as if he expected to be able to see through it and read the reason on the girl's forehead. " e can't do that. And why would anyone kick Annie Ward out?" He turned back to Lottie. "She's not pregnant, is she?" Someone at the station had said Ben's other lass had gotten into trouble.