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Mrs. Kemp then went into the house, and Liza remained talking to Mrs. Stanley, she, too, had to go in, and Liza was left alone. Some while she spent thinking of nothing, staring vacantly in front of her, enjoying the cool and quiet of the evening. MISSUS KEMP THEN WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND LIZA REMAINED TO TALK TO MISSUS STANLEY SHE TOO HAD TO GO IN AND LIZA WAS LEFT ALONE SOME WHILES SHE SPENT THINKING OF NOTHING STARING VACANTLY IN FRONT OF HER ENJOYING THE COOL AND QUIET OF THE EVENING
d of 'imself for treatin' yer like thet.' 'Oh, it wasn't 'is blows I minded so much, Mrs. Kemp,' replied Mrs. Stanley, 'an' don't you think it. It was wot 'e said ter me. I can stand a blow as well as any woman. I don't mind thet, an' when 'e don't tike a mean advantage of me I can stand up for myself an' give as good as I tike; an' many's the time I give my fust husband a black eye. But the language 'e used, an' the things 'e called me! It made me blush to the roots of my 'air; I'm not used ter bein' spoken ter like thet. I was in good circumstances when my fust 'usband was alive, 'e earned between two an' three pound a week, 'e did. As I said to 'im this mornin', "'Ow a gentleman can use sich language, I dunno."' ''Usbands is cautions, 'owever good they are,' said Mrs. Kemp, aphoristically. 'But I mustn't stay aht 'ere in the night air.' ''As yer rheumatism been troublin' yer litely?' asked Mrs. Stanley. 'Oh, cruel. Liza rubs me with embrocation every night, but it torments me cruel. WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF I'M SURE WE OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF FOR TREATING YOU LIKE THAT OH IT WASN'T BLOWS I MINDED SO MUCH MISSUS KEMP REPLIED MISSUS STANLEY AND ONLY THINK IT IT WAS WHAT HE SAID TO ME I CAN STAND A BLOW AS WELL AS ANY WOMAN I DON'T MIND THAT AND WHEN HE DON'T TAKE A MEAN ADVANTAGE OF ME I CAN STAND UP FOR MYSELF AND GIVE AS GOOD AS I TAKE AND MANY'S A TIME I GAVE MY FIRST HUSBAND A BLACK EYE BUT THE LANGUAGE HE USED AND THE THINGS HE CALLED ME IT MADE ME BLUSH TO THE ROOTS OF MY HAIR I'M NOT USED TO BEIN SPOKEN TO LIKE THAT I WAS IN GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN MY FIRST HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE EARNED BETWEEN TWO AND THREE POUNDS A WEEK HE DID AS I SAID TO HIM THIS MORNING HOW A GENTLEMAN CAN USE SUCH LANGUAGE I DUNNO HUSBANDS IS CAUTIONS HOWEVER GOOD THEY ARE SAID MISSUS KEMP APHORISTICALLY BUT I MUSTN'T STAY OUT IN THE NIGHT AIR HAS YOUR RHEUMATISM BEEN TROUBLING YOU LATELY ASKED MISSUS STANLEY OH CRUEL NISA RUBS ME WITH EMBRECATION EVERY NIGHT BUT IT TORMENTS ME CRUEL
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