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Mrs. Hodges shrugged her shoulders. 'I shouldn't like ter give an opinion,' she said, cautiously. Tom bent over Liza, and, blushing, kissed her; then, without speaking further, went out of the room. MISSUS ODGES SHRUGGED HER SHOULDERS I SHOULDN'T LIKE TO GIVE AN OPINION SHE SAID CAUTIOUSLY TOM BENT OVER LIZA AND BLUSHING KISSED HER THEN WITHOUT SPEAKING FURTHER WENT OUT OF THE ROOM
t was,' said Mrs. Hodges, nodding her head. 'Yus, of course, you knew. I expect you've 'ad a great deal of practice one way an' another.' 'You're right, Mrs. Kemp, you're right. I've been on the job now for nearly twenty years, an' if I don't know somethin' abaht it I ought.' 'D'yer finds it pays well?' 'Well, Mrs. Kemp, tike it all in all, I ain't got no grounds for complaint. I'm in the 'abit of askin' five shillings, an' I will say this, I don't think it's too much for wot I do.' The news of Liza's illness had quickly spread, and more than once in the course of the day a neighbour had come to ask after her. There was a knock at the door now, and Mrs. Hodges opened it. Tom stood on the threshold asking to come in. 'Yus, you can come,' said Mrs. Kemp. He advanced on tiptoe, so as to make no noise, and for a while stood silently looking at Liza. Mrs. Hodges was by his side. 'Can I speak to 'er?' he whispered. 'She can't 'ear you.' He groaned. 'D'yer think she'll get arright?' he asked. E DEAD WHAT HAD HAPPENED I SAW AT ONCE WHAT IT WAS SAID MISSUS HODGERS NODDING HER HEAD YES OF COURSE YOU KNEW I EXPECT YOU'VE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF PRACTICE ONE WAY AND ANOTHER YOU'RE RIGHT MISSUS KEMP YOU'RE RIGHT I'VE BEEN ON THE JOB NOW FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS AND IF I DON'T KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT I OUGHT D'Y FIND IT PAYS WELL WELL MISSUS KEMP TAKE IT ALL IN ALL I AIN'T GOT NO GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT I'M IN THE HABIT OF ASKING FIVE SHILLINGS AND I WILL SAY THIS I DON'T THINK IT'S TOO MUCH FOR WHAT I DO THE NEWS OF LIZA'S ILLNESS HAD QUICKLY SPREAD AND MORE THAN ONCE IN THE COURSE OF THE DAY A NEIGHBOUR HAD COME TO ASK AFTER HER THERE WAS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR NOW AND MISSUS HODGES OPENED IT TOM STOOD ON THE THRESHOLD ASKING TO COME IN YES YOU CAN COME SAID MISSUS KEMP HE ADVANCED ON TIPTOE SO AS TO MAKE NO NOISE AND FOR A WHILE STOOD SILENTLY LOOKING AT LIZA MISSUS ODGES WAS BY HIS SIDE CAN I SPEAK TO HER HE WHISPERED SHE CAN'T HEAR YOU HE GROANED YOU THINK SHE'LL GET ALL RIGHT HE ASKED
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