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As the doctor sat down by Liza's side Mrs. Hodges turned round and significantly nodded to Mrs. Kemp, who put her handkerchief to her eyes. Then she went outside to the little group waiting at the door. AS THE DOCTOR SAT DOWN BY LIZA'S SIDE MISSUS HODGES TURNED ROUND AND SIGNIFICANTLY NODDED TO MISSUS KEMP WHO PUT HER HANDKERCHIEF TO HER EYES THEN SHE WENT OUTSIDE TO THE LITTLE GROUP WAITING AT THE DOOR
ghbour had come to ask after her. There was a knock at the door now, and Mrs. Hodges opened it. Tom stood on the threshold asking to come in. 'Yus, you can come,' said Mrs. Kemp. He advanced on tiptoe, so as to make no noise, and for a while stood silently looking at Liza. Mrs. Hodges was by his side. 'Can I speak to 'er?' he whispered. 'She can't 'ear you.' He groaned. 'D'yer think she'll get arright?' he asked. Mrs. Hodges shrugged her shoulders. 'I shouldn't like ter give an opinion,' she said, cautiously. Tom bent over Liza, and, blushing, kissed her; then, without speaking further, went out of the room. 'Thet's the young man as was courtin' 'er,' said Mrs. Kemp, pointing over her shoulder with her thumb. Soon after the Doctor came. 'Wot do yer think of 'er, doctor?' said Mrs. Hodges, bustling forwards authoritatively in her position of midwife and sick-nurse. 'I'm afraid she's very bad.' 'D'yer think she's goin' ter die?' she asked, dropping her voice to a whisper. 'I'm afraid so!  SPREAD AND MORE THAN ONCE IN THE COURSE OF THE DAY A NEIGHBOUR HAD COME TO ASK AFTER HER THERE WAS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR NOW AND MISSUS HODGES OPENED IT TOM STOOD ON THE THRESHOLD ASKING TO COME IN YES YOU CAN COME SAID MISSUS KEMP HE ADVANCED ON TIPTOE SO AS TO MAKE NO NOISE AND FOR A WHILE STOOD SILENTLY LOOKING AT LIZA MISSUS ODGES WAS BY HIS SIDE CAN I SPEAK TO HER HE WHISPERED SHE CAN'T HEAR YOU HE GROANED YOU THINK SHE'LL GET ALL RIGHT HE ASKED MISSUS ODGES SHRUGGED HER SHOULDERS I SHOULDN'T LIKE TO GIVE AN OPINION SHE SAID CAUTIOUSLY TOM BENT OVER LIZA AND BLUSHING KISSED HER THEN WITHOUT SPEAKING FURTHER WENT OUT OF THE ROOM THAT'S THE YOUNG MAN AS WAS COURTING HER SAID MISSUS KEMP POINTING OVER HER SHOULDER WITH HER THUMP SOON AFTER THE DOCTOR CAME WHAT YOU THINK OF HER DOCTOR SAID MISSUS HODGES BUSTLING FORWARDS AUTHORITATIVELY IN HER POSITION OF MIDWIFE AND SICKNESS I'M AFRAID SHE'S VERY BAD SHE THINKS SHE'S GOING TO DIE SHE ASKED DROPPING HER VOICE TO A WHISPER I'M AFRAID SO
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