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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 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
t strung up if you do.' 'Na, I won't kill yer, but if I 'ave any more of your sauce I'll do the next thing to it.' 'Touch me if yer dare,' she said, 'I'll 'ave the law on you. An' I shouldn't mind 'ow many month's 'ard you got.' 'Be quiet!' he said, and, closing his hand, gave her a heavy blow in the chest that made her stagger. 'Oh, you ----!' she screamed. She seized the poker, and in a fury of rage rushed at him. 'Would yer?' he said, catching hold of it and wrenching it from her grasp. He threw it to the end of the room and grappled with her. For a moment they swayed about from side to side, then with an effort he lifted her off her feet and threw her to the ground; but she caught hold of him and he came down on the top of her. She screamed as her head thumped down on the floor, and the children, who were standing huddled 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!  CARE I AIN'T AFRAID OF YE I KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO KILL ME BUT YOU'LL GET STRUNG UP IF YOU DO NO I WON'T KILL YER BUT IF I HAVE ANY MORE OF YOUR SAUCE I'LL DO THE NEXT THING TO IT TOUCH ME IF YOU DARE SHE SAID I'LL HAVE THE LAW ON YOU AND I SHOULDN'T MIND HOW MANY MONTHS HARD YOU GOT BE QUIET HE SAID AND CLOSING HIS HAND GAVE HER A HEAVY BLOW IN THE CHEST THAT MADE HER STAGGER ARE YOU SHE SCREAMED SHE SEIZED THE POKER AND IN A FURY OF RAGE RUSHED AT HIM WOULD YE HE SAID CATCHING HOLD OF IT AND WRENCHING IT FROM HER GRASP HE THREW IT TO THE END OF THE ROOM AND GRAPPLED WITH HER FOR A MOMENT THEY SWAYED ABOUT FROM SIDE TO SIDE THEN WITH AN EFFORT HE LIFTED HER OFF HER FEET AND THREW HER TO THE GROUND BUT SHE CAUGHT HOLD OF HIM AND HE CAME DOWN ON TOP OF HER SHE SCREAMED AS A HEAD THUMPED THE FLOOR AND THE CHILDREN WHO WERE STANDING HUDDLED 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
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