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He dodged her and gave a whoop; then turning he caught her round the legs, and another boy catching hold of her round the neck they dragged her down, and all three struggled on the ground, rolling over and over; the other boys threw themselves on the top, so that there was a great heap of legs and arms and heads waving and bobbing up and down. HE DODGED HER AND GAVE A WHIP THEN TURNING HE CAUGHT HER ROUND THE LEGS AND ANOTHER BOY CATCHING HOLD OF HER ROUND THE NECK THEY DRAGGED HER DOWN AND ALL THREE STRUGGLED ON THE GROUND RUNNING OVER AND OVER THE OTHER BOYS THREW THEMSELVES ON TOP SO THAT THERE WAS A GREAT HEAP OF ARMS AND LEGS AND HEADS WAVING AND BOBBING UP AND DOWN
said Liza, looking at him, open-mouthed. 'Well you are a pill!' The children began to clamour for the riding, which had been discontinued on Liza's approach. 'Are them your kids?' she asked. 'Yus; them's two on 'em.' ''Ow many 'ave yer got?' 'Five; the eldest gal's fifteen, and the next one 'oo's a boy's twelve, and then there are these two and baby.' 'Well, you've got enough for your money.' 'Too many for me--and more comin'.' 'Ah well,' said Liza, laughing, 'thet's your fault, ain't it?' Then she bade him good morning, and strolled off. He watched her as she went, and saw half a dozen little boys surround her and beg her to join them in their game of cricket. They caught hold of her arms and skirts, and pulled her to their pitch. 'No, I can't,' she said trying to disengage herself. 'I've got the dinner ter cook.' 'Dinner ter cook?' shouted one small boy. 'Why, they always cooks the cats' meat at the shop.' 'You little so-and-so!' said Liza, somewhat inelegantly, making a dash at him.  AGAINST YOU WILL THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE UP IS TO KISS ME NOT AGAINST YOU ME SAID LIZA LOOKING AT HIM OPEN MOUTHED WHILE YOU ARE AT PILL THE CHILDREN BEGAN TO CLAMOUR FOR THE RIDING WHICH HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED ON LIZA'S APPROACH ARE THEM YOUR KEATS SHE ASKED YES THEM TO EM HOW MANY HAVE YOU GOT FIVE THE ELDEST GAL'S FIFTEEN AND THE NEXT ONE WHO'S A BOY'S TWELVE AND THEN THERE ARE THESE TWO AND BABY WE'VE GOT ENOUGH FOR MONEY TOO MANY FOR ME AND MORE COMIN AH WELL SAID ELIZA LAUGHING IT'S YOUR FAULT AIN'T IT THEN SHE BADE HIM GOOD MORNING AND STROLLED OFF HE WATCHED HER AS SHE WENT AND SAW HALF A DOZEN LITTLE BOYS SURROUND HER AND BEG HER TO JOIN THEM IN THEIR GAME OF CRICKET THEY CAUGHT HOLD OF HER ARMS AND SKIRTS AND PULLED HER TO THEIR PITCH NO I CAN'T SHE SAID TRYING TO DISENGAGE HERSELF I'VE GOT THE DINNER TO COOK DINNER TO COOK SHOUTED ONE SMALL BOY WHY THEY ALWAYS COOKS THE CAT'S MEAT AT THE SHOP YOU LITTLE SO AND SO SAID ELIZA SOMEWHAT INELEGANTLY MAKING A DASH AT HIM
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