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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. 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
l started up as they saw their mother with her hair and clothes in disorder, blotches of dried blood on her face, and the long scratch-marks. 'Oh, mother,' said Polly, 'wot is the matter?' ''E's the matter.' she answered, pointing to her husband. 'It's through 'im I've got all this. Look at yer father, children; e's a father to be proud of, leavin' yer ter starve an' spendin' 'is week's money on a dirty little strumper.' Jim felt easier now he had not got so many strange eyes on him. 'Now, look 'ere,' he said, 'I'm not goin' ter stand this much longer, so just you tike care.' 'I ain't frightened of yer. I know yer'd like ter kill me, but yer'll get 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 ----! LL THEY CAME UP INTO THEIR ROOM POLLY WAS GIVING THE CHILDREN THEIR TEA THEY ALL STARTED UP AS THEY SAW THEIR MOTHER WITH HER HAIR AND CLOTHES IN DISORDER BLOTCHES OF DRIED BLOOD ON HER FACE AND THE LONG SCRATCH MARKS OH MOTHER SAID POLLY WHAT IS THE MATTER HE'S THE MATTER SHE ANSWERED POINTING TO HER HUSBAND IT'S TO HIM I'VE GOT ALL THIS LOOK AT YOUR FATHER CHILDREN HE'S A FATHER TO BE PROUD OF LEAVING IT TO STARVE AND SPENDING HIS WEEK'S MONEY ON A DIRTY LITTLE STRUMP JIM FELT EASIER NOW HE HAD NOT GOT SO MANY STRANGE EYES ON HIM NOW LOOK HERE HE SAID I'M NOT GOING TO STAND THIS MUCH LONGER SO JUST YOU TAKE 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
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