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Jim put on his hat and went out, slamming the door, while the woman shouted after him: 'Good riddance!' JIM PUT ON HIS HAT AND WENT OUT SLAMMING THE DOOR WHILE THE WOMAN SHOUTED AFTER HIM GOOD RIDDANCE
ered; I'll go an' stop 'im.' With that she ran upstairs and threw open the door. Jim was still kneeling on his wife, hitting her furiously, while she was trying to protect her head and face with her hands. 'Leave off!' shouted the woman. Jim looked up. ''Oo the devil are you?' he said. 'Leave off, I tell yer. Aren't yer ashimed of yerself, knockin' a woman abaht like that?' And she sprang at him, seizing his fist. 'Let go,' he said, 'or I'll give you a bit.' 'Yer'd better not touch me,' she said. 'Yer dirty coward! Why, look at 'er, she's almost senseless.' Jim stopped and gazed at his wife. He 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. AN SAY INDIGNANTLY ANSWERED THE WIFE BUT I AM GOING TO SEE A WOMAN MURDERED I'LL GO AND STOP HIM WITH THAT SHE RAN UPSTAIRS AND THREW OPEN THE DOOR JIM WAS STILL KNEELING ON HIS WIFE HITTING HER FURIOUSLY WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HER HEAD AND FACE WITH HER HANDS LEAVE OFF SHOUTED THE WOMAN JIM LOOKED UP WHO THE DEVIL ARE YOU HE SAID LEAVE OFF I TELL YE AND YOU'RE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF KNOCKING A WOMAN ABOUT THAT AND SHE SPRANG AT HIM SEIZING HIS FIST LET GO HE SAID OR I'LL GIVE YOU A BIT YOU'D BETTER NOT TOUCH ME SHE SAID YOU DIRTY COWARD WHY LOOK 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
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