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'Now you ask me somethin' I don't know,' replied Mrs. Kemp. 'But now I come ter think of it, it must be thet there Tom. 'E's been keepin' company with Liza. 'E's a single man, so they'll be able ter get married  thet's somethin'.' 'It ain't Tom,' feebly said Liza. 'Not 'im; 'oo is it, then?' Liza did not answer. NOW YOU ASK ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW REPLIED MISSUS KEMP BUT NOW I COME TO THINK OF IT IT MUST BE THAT THERE TOM HE'S BEEN KEEPING COMPANY WITH LIZA HE'S A SINGLE MAN SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET MARRIED THAT'S SOMETHING IT AIN'T TOM FEEBLY SAID LIZA NOT HIM WHO IS IT THEN LIZA DID NOT ANSWER
to prevent herself from crying out and waking her mother. She clutched the sheets in her agony, and at last, about six o'clock in the morning, she could bear it no longer, and in the anguish of labour screamed out, and woke her mother. Mrs. Kemp was frightened out of her wits. Going upstairs she woke the woman who lived on the floor above her. Without hesitating, the good lady put on a skirt and came down. 'She's 'ad a miss,' she said, after looking at Liza. 'Is there anyone you could send to the 'orspital?' 'Na, I dunno 'oo I could get at this hour?' 'Well, I'll git my old man ter go.' She called her husband, and sent him off. She was a stout, middle-aged woman, rough-visaged and strong-armed. Her name was Mrs. Hodges. 'It's lucky you came ter me,' she said, when she had settled down. 'I go aht nursin', yer know, so I know all abaht it.' 'Well, you surprise me,' said Mrs. Kemp. 'I didn't know as Liza was thet way. She never told me nothin' abaht it.' 'D'yer know 'oo it is 'as done it? TO HAVE FRIGHTFUL PAINS ALL OVER HER AND SHE HELD HER BREATH TO PREVENT HERSELF FROM CRYING OUT AND WAKING HER MOTHER SHE CLUTCHED THE SHEETS IN HER AGONY AND AT LAST ABOUT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING SHE COULD BEAR IT NO LONGER AND IN THE ANGUISH OF LABOUR SCREAMED OUT AND WOKE HER MOTHER MISSUS KEMP WAS FRIGHTENED OUT OF HER WITS GOING UP STAIRS SHE WOKE THE WOMAN WHO LIVED ON THE FLOOR ABOVE HER WITHOUT HESITATING THE GOOD LADY PUT ON A SKIRT AND CAME DOWN SHE'S HAD A MISS SHE SAID AFTER LOOKING AT LIZA IS THERE ANYONE YOU COULD SEND TO THE HOSPITAL NO I DUNNO I COULD GET THIS HOUR WELL I'LL GET ME OLD MAN TO GO SO SHE CALLED HER HUSBAND AND SENT HIM OFF SHE WAS A STOUT MIDDLE AGED WOMAN ROUGH VISAGED AND STRONG ARMED HER NAME WAS MISSUS HODGES IT'S LUCKY IT CAME TO ME SHE SAID WHEN SHE HAD SETTLED DOWN A GALLANT NURSING YOU KNOW SO I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT WELL YOU SURPRISE ME SAID MISSUS KEMP I DIDN'T KNOW AS LIZA WAS THAT WAY SHE NEVER TOLD ME NOTHIN ABOUT IT YOU KNOW WHO IT IS DONE IT
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