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She mouthed the word and emphasized it with an expressive nod. ''E was a gentleman and a Christian. 'E'd been in good circumstances in 'is time; an' 'e was a man of education and a teetotaller, for twenty two years.' SHE MOUTHED THE WORD AND EMPHASIZED IT WITH AN EXPRESSIVE NOD HE WAS A GENTLEMAN AND A CHRISTIAN HE'D BEEN IN GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES IN HIS TIME AND HE WAS A MAN OF EDUCATION AND A TEETOT FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS
 asked Liza. 'Well, as I wos tellin' yer, I went to the 'orspital, an' the doctor 'e says to me, "My good woman," says 'e, "you might have been very seriously injured." An' me not been married eighteen months! An' as I was tellin' the doctor all about it, "Missus," 'e says ter me, lookin' at me straight in the eyeball. "Missus," says 'e, "'ave you been drinkin'?" "Drinkin'?" says I; "no! I've 'ad a little drop, but as for drinkin'! Mind," says I, "I don't say I'm a teetotaller--I'm not, I 'ave my glass of beer, and I like it. I couldn't do withaht it, wot with the work I 'ave, I must 'ave somethin' ter keep me tergether. But as for drinkin' 'eavily! Well! I can say this, there ain't a soberer woman than myself in all London. Why, my first 'usband never touched a drop. Ah, my first 'usband, 'e was a beauty, 'e was."' She stopped the repetition of her conversation and addressed herself to Liza. ''E was thet different ter this one. 'E was a man as 'ad seen better days. 'E was a gentleman! N HE'S SOBER SHE SMILED AFFECTIONATELY AS SHE SAID THIS WHAT DID YOU DO THEN ASKED LIZA WELL AS I WAS TELLING YOU I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE DOCTOR SAYS TO ME MARGARET WOMAN SAYS HE YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED AND ME NOT BEEN MARRIED EIGHTEEN MONTHS AND AS I WAS TELLING THE DOCTOR ALL ABOUT IT MISSUS HE SAYS TO ME LOOKING AT ME STRAIGHT IN THE ARBOR MISSUS SAYS HE HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING DRINKING SAYS I NO FAD A LEETLE DROP BUT AS FOR DRINKING MIND SAYS I I DON'T SAY I'M A TEETOTAL I'M NOT I'VE HAD MY GLASS OF BEER AND I LIKE IT I COULDN'T DO WITHOUT IT WHAT WITH THE WORK I HAVE I MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO KEEP ME TOGETHER BUT AS FOR DRINKIN EVERLEY WELL I CAN SAY THIS THERE AIN'T A SOBERER WOMAN THAN MYSELF IN ALL LONDON WHY MY FIRST HUSBAND NEVER TOUCHED A DROP AH MY FIRST HUSBAND HE WAS A BEAUTY HE WAS SHE STOPPED THE REPETITION OF HER CONVERSATION AND ADDRESSED HERSELF TO ELIZA HE WAS NOW DIFFERENT TO THIS ONE HE WAS A MAN AS HAD SEEMED BETTER DAYS HE WAS A GENTLEMAN
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