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'Garn!' rejoined the man, 'she'll git over it; an' p'raps she deserves it, for all you know.' John sat undecided, looking now at Polly, now at his wife, and now at the other man. GONE REJOINED THE MAN SHE'LL GET OVER IT AND PERHAPS SHE DESERVES IT TOO FOR ALL YOU KNOW JOHN SAT UNDECIDED LOOKING NOW AT POLLY NOW AT HIS WIFE AND NOW AT THE OTHER MAN
ld of his wife's head and began beating it against the floor. She cried out: 'You're killing me! Help! help!' Polly in terror ran up to her father and tried to pull him off. 'Father, don't 'it 'er! Anythin' but thet--for God's sike!' 'Leave me alone,' he said, 'or I'll give you somethin' too.' She caught hold of his arm, but Jim, still kneeling on his wife, gave Polly a backhanded blow which sent her staggering back. 'Tike that!' Polly ran out of the room, downstairs to the first-floor front, where two men and two women were sitting at tea. 'Oh, come an' stop father!' she cried. ''E's killin' mother!' 'Why, wot's 'e doin'?' 'Oh, 'e's got 'er on the floor, an' 'e's bangin' 'er 'ead. 'E's payin' 'er aht for givin' Liza Kemp a 'idin'.' One of the women started up and said to her husband: 'Come on, John, you go an' stop it.' 'Don't you, John,' said the other man. 'When a man's givin' 'is wife socks it's best not ter interfere.' 'But 'e's killin' 'er,' repeated Polly, trembling with fright. UDDLED UP IN A CORNER TERRIFIED SCREAMED TOO JIM CAUGHT HOLD OF HIS WIFE'S HEAD AND BEGAN BEATING IT AGAINST THE FLOOR SHE CRIED OUT YOU'RE KILLING ME HELP HELP POLLY AND TERRA RAN UP TO HER FATHER AND TRIED TO PULL HIM OFF FATHER DON'T NEED HER ANYTHING BUT THAT FOR GOD'S SAKE LEAVE ME ALONE HE SAID OR I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TOO SHE CAUGHT HOLD OF HIS ARM BUT JIM STILL KNEELING ON HIS WIFE GAVE POLLY A BACK HANDED BLOW WHICH SENT HER STAGGERING BACK TAKE THAT POLLY RAN OUT OF THE ROOM DOWNSTAIRS TO THE FIRST FLOOR FRONT WHERE TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN WERE SITTING AT TEA I'LL COME AND STOP FATHER SHE CRIED HE'S KILLING MOTHER WHY WHAT'S HE DOING OH HE'S GOT HER ON THE FLOOR AND HE'S BANGING HER HEAD HIS PAYING HER OUT FOR GIVING LIZA KEMP AND HIDING ONE OF THE WOMEN STARTED UP AND SAID TO HER HUSBAND COME ON JOHN YOU GO AND STOP IT DON'T YOU JOHN SAID THE OTHER MAN WHEN A MAN'S GIVEN HIS WIFE'S SOCKS IT'S BEST NOT TO INTERFERE BUT BUT HE'S KILLING HER REPEATED POLLY TREMBLING WITH FRIGHT
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