ten o'clock before
Watched by Mrs. Grimps , Mrs. Sawney , and several of their friends , Mrs. Bindle washed the wound and bound it up with clean white rag , in place of her own blood-soaked handkerchief , and she did her work with the thoroughness with which she did everything . When she had finished , she took the child in her arms , and for an hour soothed it with the assurance that it was `` the bravest little precious in all the world . '' When she made to transfer her burden to its mother 's arms , the uproar that ensued decided Mrs. Bindle to continue her ministrations . It was ten o'clock before she finally left Mrs. Grimps 's house , and she did so without a word . `` Who 'd ` ave thought it ! '' remarked Mrs. Sawney , as Mrs. Bindle closed the gate . `` She 's got a way with kids , '' admitted Mrs. Grimps .