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'Well, we must trust ter luck,' she said again, 'p'raps somethin' 'll 'appen soon, an' everythin' 'll come right in the end  when we gets four balls of worsted for a penny.' It was past twelve, and separating, they went by different ways along the dreary, wet, deserted roads till they came to Vere Street. WELL WE MUST TRUST TO LUCK SHE SAID AGAIN P'R'APS SOMETHIN'LL HAPPEN SOON AND EVERYTHING'LL COME RIGHT IN THE END WHEN WE GETS FOUR BALLS OF WORSTED FOR A PENNY IT WAS PAST TWELVE AND SEPARATING THEY WENT BY DIFFERENT WAYS ALONG THE DREARY WET DESERTED ROADS TILL THEY CAME TO VERE STREET
ed towards him and put her arms round his neck. 'Yer know I do, old cock,' she said. 'I like yer better than anyone else in the world; but I can't go awy an' leave mother.' 'Bli'me me if I see why; she's never been much ter you. She mikes yer slave awy ter pay the rent, an' all the money she earns she boozes.' 'Thet's true, she ain't been wot yer might call a good mother ter me--but some'ow she's my mother, an' I don't like ter leave 'er on 'er own, now she's so old--an' she can't do much with the rheumatics. An' besides, Jim dear, it ain't only mother, but there's yer own kids, yer can't leave them.' He thought for a while, and then said: 'You're abaht right there, Liza; I dunno if I could get on without the kids. If I could only tike them an' you too, swop me bob, I should be 'appy.' Liza smiled sadly. 'So yer see, Jim, we're in a bloomin' 'ole, an' there ain't no way aht of it thet I can see.' He took her on his knees, and pressing her to him, kissed her very long and very lovingly. E I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'D LIKE ME AT ALL LIZA OR YOU'D COME SHE TURNED TOWARDS HIM AND PUT HER ARMS ROUND HIS NECK YOU KNOW I DO OLD COCK SHE SAID I LIKE YOU BETTER THAN ANY ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD BUT I CAN'T GO AWAY AND LEAVE MOTHER BELIE ME IF I SEE WHY SHE'S NEVER BEEN MUCH DEAR SHE MAKES SLAVE AWAY TO PAY THE RENT AND ALL THE MONEY SHE EARNS SHE BOOZES THAT'S TRUE SHE AIN'T BEEN WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL A GOOD MOTHER TO ME BUT SOMEHOW SHE'S MY MOTHER AND I DON'T LIKE TO LEAVE HER ON HER OWN NOW SHE'S SO OLD AND SHE CAN'T DO MUCH WITH THE RHEUMATICS AND BESIDES JIM DEAR EH ONLY MOTHER BUT THERE'S YOUR OWN KIDS YOU CAN'T LEAVE THEM HE THOUGHT FOR A WHILE AND THEN SAID YOU'RE ABOUT RIGHT THERE ELIZA I DUNNO IF I COULD GET ON WITHOUT THE KIDS IF I COULD ONLY TAKE THEM AND YOU TOO SWEAT ME BOB I SHOULD BE HAPPY LIZA SMILED SADLY SO YOU SEE JIM WE'RE IN A BLOOMIN OL AND THERE AIN'T NO WAY OUT OF IT THAT I CAN HE TOOK HER ON HIS KNEES AND PRESSING HER TO HIM KISSED HER VERY LONG AND VERY LOVINGLY
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