First Line: DOWN THE LONG CURVING WALK YOU TRUDGE TO THE STREET Last Line: GERDA, COME BACK, TO NURSE YOUR DESOLATE CHILD. Subject(s): ABANDONMENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILDREN; HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYEES; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; DESERTION; CHILDHOOD; SERVANTS; DOMESTICS; MAIDS; FEMINISM;
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