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'I 'ad a bit of a scrimmage with a woman dahn the street,' sobbed out Liza. 'She 'as give yer a doin'; an' yer all upset  an' look at yer eye! I brought in a little bit of stike for ter morrer's dinner; you just cut a bit off an' put it over yer optic, that'll soon put it right. I always used ter do thet myself when me an' your poor father 'ad words.' I HAD A BIT OF A SCRIMMAGE WITH A WOMAN DOWN THE STREET SOBBED OUT ELIZA SHE'S AS GIVE YOU A DOIN AND YOU'RE ALL UPSET AND LOOK AT YOUR EYE I BROUGHT IN A LITTLE BIT OF STEAK FOR TO MORROW'S DINNER YOU JUST CUT A BIT OFF AND PUT OVER YOUR OPTICK THAT'LL SOON PUT IT RIGHT I WAS USED TO DO THAT MYSELF WHEN ME AND YOUR POOR FATHER HAD WORDS
 got up and gave her a kick. 'Git up!' he said; but she remained huddled up on the floor, moaning feebly. The woman from downstairs went on her knees and took her head in her arms. 'Never mind, Mrs. Blakeston. 'E's not goin' ter touch yer. 'Ere, drink this little drop of water.' Then turning to Jim, with infinite disdain: 'Yer dirty blackguard, you! If I was a man I'd give you something for this.' Jim put on his hat and went out, slamming the door, while the woman shouted after him: 'Good riddance!' * * * * * 'Lord love yer,' said Mrs. Kemp, 'wot is the matter?' She had just come in, and opening the door had started back in surprise at seeing Liza on the bed, all tears. Liza made no answer, but cried as if her heart were breaking. Mrs. Kemp went up to her and tried to look at her face. 'Don't cry, dearie; tell us wot it is.' Liza sat up and dried her eyes. 'I am so un'appy!' 'Wot 'ave yer been doin' ter yer fice? My!' 'Nothin'.' 'Garn! Yer can't 'ave got a fice like thet all by itself. OOK AT HER SHE'S ALMOST SENSELESS JIM STOPPED AND GAZED AT HIS WIFE HE GOT UP AND GAVE HER A KICK GET UP HE SAID AND SHE REMAINED HUDDLED ON THE FLOOR MOANING FEEBLY THE WOMAN FROM DOWNSTAIRS WENT ON HER KNEES AND TOOK HER HEAD IN HER ARMS NEVER MIND MISSUS BLAKESTON HE'S NOT GOING TO TOUCH HER HERE DRINK THIS LITTLE DROP OF WATER THEN TURNING TO JIM WITH INFINITE DISDAIN IT DIRTY BLACKGARED YOU IF I WAS A MAN I'D GIVE YOU SOMETHING FOR THIS JIM PUT ON HIS HAT AND WENT OUT SLAMMING THE DOOR WHILE THE WOMAN SHOUTED AFTER HIM GOOD RIDDANCE LORD LOVEYA SAID MISSUS KEMP WHAT IS THE MATTER SHE HAD JUST COME IN AND OPENING THE DOOR HAD STARTED BACK IN SURPRISE AT SEEING LIZA ON THE BED ALL TEARS ELIZA MADE NO ANSWER BUT CRIED AS IF HER HEART WERE BREAKING MISSUS KEMP WENT UP TO HER AND TRIED TO LOOK AT HER FACE DON'T CRY DEARIE TELL US WHAT IT IS LIZA SAT UP AND DRIED HER EYES I AM SO UNHAPPY WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING TO YOUR FACE MY NOTHING GO ON YOU CAN'T HAVE A FACE LIKE THAT ALL BY ITSELF
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