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At last he turned round to the people who were following and said: 'Na then, wot d'you want 'ere? You jolly well clear, or I'll give some of you somethin'!' They were mostly boys and women, and at his words they shrank back. AT LAST HE TURNED ROUND TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE FOLLOWING AND SAID NOW THEN WHAT YOU WANT HERE YOU JOLLY WELL CLEAR OR I'LL GIVE SOME OF YOU SOMETHING THEY WERE MOSTLY BOYS AND WOMEN AND AT HIS WORDS THEY SHRANK BACK
or two who growled a little at his roughness, looking at his angry face, were afraid to complain. 'Look at 'im!' said his wife. ''E's afraid, 'e is. See 'im slinkin' awy like a bloomin' mongrel with 'is tail between 'is legs. Ugh!' She walked just behind him, shouting and brandishing her arms. 'Yer dirty beast, you,' she yelled, 'ter go foolin' abaht with a little girl! Ugh! I wish yer wasn't my 'usbind; I wouldn't be seen drowned with yer, if I could 'elp it. Yer mike me sick ter look at yer.' The crowd followed them on both sides of the road, keeping at a discreet distance, but still eagerly listening. Jim turned on her once or twice and said: 'Shut up!' But it only made her more angry. 'I tell yer I shan't shut up. I don't care 'oo knows it, you're a ----, you are! I'm ashimed the children should 'ave such a father as you. D'yer think I didn't know wot you was up ter them nights you was awy--courtin', yus, courtin'? You're a nice man, you are!' Jim did not answer her, but walked on.  THE PEOPLE WHO BARRED HIS WAY AND THE ONE OR TWO WHO GROWLED A LITTLE AT HIS ROUGHNESS LOOKING AT HIS ANGRY FACE WERE AFRAID TO COMPLAIN LOOK AT HIM SAID HIS WIFE HE'S AFRAID HE IS SEEMS SLINKIN AWAY LIKE A BLOOMIN MONGREL WITH HIS TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS UGH SHE WALKED JUST BEHIND HIM SHOUTING AND BRANDISHING HER ARMS YOU DIRTY BEAST YOU SHE YELLED TO GO FOOLIN ABOUT WITH A LITTLE GIRL AH I WISH YOU WASN'T MY HUSBAND I WOULDN'T BE SEEN DROWNED WITH YOU IF I COULD HELP IT IT MAKE ME SICK TO LOOK AT YOU THE CROWD FOLLOWED THEM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD KEEPING AT A DISCREET DISTANCE BUT STILL EAGERLY LISTENING JIM TURNED ON HER ONCE OR TWICE AND SAID SHUT UP BUT IT ONLY MADE HER MORE ANGRY I TELL YE I SHAN'T SHUT HER I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS IT YOU'RE A YOU ARE YOU'RE A AND YOU ARE I'M ASHAMED THAT CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE SUCH A FATHER AS YOU YOU THINK I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WAS UP TO THEM NIGHTS YOU WAS AWAY COURTING YES COURTING YOU'RE A NICE MAN YOU ARE JIM DID NOT ANSWER HER BUT WALKED ON
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