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'Well, I've got three, and I'm not goin' to 'ave no more bli'me if I will; 'tain't good enough  that's wot I says.' 'You're abaht right there, ole gal,' said Polly, 'My word, 'Arry, if you 'ave any more I'll git a divorce, that I will.' At that moment an organ grinder turned the corner and came down the street. WELL I'VE GOT THREE AND I'M I GOIN TO HAVE NO MORE BLIME ME IF I WILL TAIN'T GOOD ENOUGH THAT'S WHAT I SAYS YOU'RE ABOUT RIGHT THERE OLD GAL SAID POLLY MY WORD HARRY IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE I'LL GET A DIVORCE THAT WILL AT THAT MOMENT AN ORGAN GRIDE HAD TURNED THE CORNER AND CAME DOWN THE STREET
n Vere Street as much as in Belgravia, and really if it had not been for babies just come or just about to come, and an opportune murder in a neighbouring doss-house, there would have been nothing whatever to talk about. As it was, the little groups talked quietly, discussing the atrocity or the merits of the local midwives, comparing the circumstances of their various confinements. 'You'll be 'avin' your little trouble soon, eh, Polly?' asked one good lady of another. 'Oh, I reckon I've got another two months ter go yet,' answered Polly. 'Well,' said a third. 'I wouldn't 'ave thought you'd go so long by the look of yer!' 'I 'ope you'll have it easier this time, my dear,' said a very stout old person, a woman of great importance. 'She said she wasn't goin' to 'ave no more, when the last one come.' This remark came from Polly's husband. 'Ah,' said the stout old lady, who was in the business, and boasted vast experience. 'That's wot they all says; but, Lor' bless yer, they don't mean it. HE SILLS OF THE GROUND FLOOR WINDOWS IT WAS THE DEAD SEASON IN BEER STREET AS MUCH AS IN BELGRAVIA AND REALLY IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR BABIES JUST COME OR JUST ABOUT TO COME AND AN OPPORTUNE MURDER IN A NEIGHBOURING DOS HOUSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING WHATEVER TO TALK ABOUT AS IT WAS LITTLE GROUPS TALKED QUIETLY DISCUSSING THE ATROCITY OR THE MERITS OF THE LOCAL MIDWIVES COMPARING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR VARIOUS CONFINEMENTS YOU'LL BE HAVING YOUR LITTLE TROUBLE SOON EH POLLY ASKED ONE GOOD LADY OF ANOTHER OH I RECKON I'VE GOT ANOTHER TWO MONTHS TO GO YET ANSWERED POLLY WELL SAID A THIRD I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT YOU'D GO SO LONG BY THE LOOK OF YE I HOPE YOU'LL HAVE IT EASIER THIS TOM MY DEAR SAID A VERY STOUT OLD PERSON A WOMAN OF GREAT IMPORTANCE SHE SAID SHE WASN'T GOING TO HAVE NO MORE WHEN THE LAST ONE GONE THIS REMARK CAME FROM POLLY'S HUSBAND AH SAID THE STOUT OLD LADY WHO WAS IN THE BUSINESS AND MOST ADVANCED EXPERIENCE THAT'S WHAT HOOD SAYS BUT LORD BLESS YOU I DON'T MEAN IT
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