"If ye say so." Lottie answered, her words simple yet coated in the suspision of an adult who knew more.  "Fetch the bowls from the shelf there and set the table; the 'oarde 'll be 'ome fer tea in a tick." Lottie continued referring to the the impending arrival of the rest of Blacke family.

Still the very powerful desire to adopt this girl, how to get her to say yes to a better life was the one thought that kept crashing around Lottie's brain.

How to save her?