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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. 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
reath, and tiny beads of sweat stood on her forehead. ''Ow are yer, ducky?' asked Mrs. Hodges; but Liza did not answer. 'It's my belief she's unconscious,' said Mrs. Kemp. 'I've been askin' 'er 'oo it was as done it, but she don't seem to 'ear wot I say. It's been a great shock ter me, Mrs. 'Odges.' 'I believe you,' replied that lady, sympathetically. 'Well, when you come in and said wot it was, yer might 'ave knocked me dahn with a feather. I knew no more than the dead wot 'ad 'appened.' 'I saw at once wot it 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. NING HER CHEEKS FLUSHED HER MOUTH OPEN FOR BREATH AND TINY BEADS OF SWEAT STOOD ON HER FOREHEAD HOW ARE YOU DUCKY ASKED MISSUS HODGES BUT ELIZA DID NOT ANSWER IT'S MY BELIEF SHE'S UNCONSCIOUS SAID MISSUS KEMP I'VE BEEN ASKING HER AUNT WHO IT WAS HAS DONE IT BUT SHE DON'T SEEM TO HEAR WHAT I SAY IT'S BEEN A GREAT SHOCK TO ME MISSUS ODGES I BELIEVE YOU REPLIED THE LADY SYMPATHETICALLY WHEN YOU COME IN AND SAID WHAT IT WAS YOU MIGHT HAVE KNOCKED ME DOWN WITH A FEATHER I KNEW NO MORE THAN THE 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
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