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'The way I look on it is this,' said Mrs. Kemp  'wotever yer do when they're alive, an' we all know as children is very tryin' sometimes, you should give them a good funeral when they dies. Thet's my motto, an' I've always acted up to it.' THE WAY I LOOK ON IT IS THIS SAID MISSUS KEMP WHATEVER YOU DO WHEN THEY'RE ALIVE AND WE ALL KNOW HIS CHILDREN IS VERY TRYING SOMETIMES YOU SHOULD GIVE THEM A GOOD FUNERAL WHEN THEY DIES THAT'S MY MOTTO AND I'VE ALWAYS ACTED UP TO IT
?' 'She's just living,' said the doctor. Jim bent down. 'Liza, Liza, speak ter me! Liza, say you forgive me! Oh, speak ter me!' His voice was full of agony. The doctor spoke. 'She can't hear you.' 'Oh, she must hear me! Liza! Liza!' He sank on his knees by the bedside. They all remained silent: Liza lying stiller than ever, her breast unmoved by the feeble respiration, Jim looking at her very mournfully; the doctor grave, with his fingers on the pulse. The two women looked at Jim. 'Fancy it bein' 'im!' said Mrs. Kemp. 'Strike me lucky, ain't 'e a sight!' 'You 'ave got 'er insured, Mrs. Kemp?' asked the midwife. She could bear the silence no longer. 'Trust me fur thet!' replied the good lady. 'I've 'ad 'er insured ever since she was born. Why, only the other dy I was sayin' ter myself thet all thet money 'ad been wisted, but you see it wasn't; yer never know yer luck, you see!' 'Quite right, Mrs. Kemp; I'm a rare one for insurin'. It's a great thing. I've always insured all my children. IN HIS HANDS AND THE TEARS BURST FROM HIS EYES SHE AIN'T DEAD YET IS SHE SHE'S JUST LIVING SAID THE DOCTOR JIM BENT DOWN LIZA LIZA SPEAK TO ME LIZA SAY YOU FORGIVE ME OH SPEAK TO ME HIS VOICE WAS FULL OF AGONY THE DOCTOR SPOKE SHE CAN'T HEAR YOU OH SHE MUST HEAR ME LIZA LIZA HE SANK ON HIS KNEES BY THE BEDSIDE THEY ALL REMAINED SILENT LIZA LYING STILLER THAN EVER HER BREAST UNMOVED BY THE FEEBLE RESPIRATION JIM LOOKING AT HER VERY MOURNFULLY DOCTOR GRAVE WITH HIS FINGERS ON THE PULSE THE TWO WOMEN LOOKED AT JIM FANCY HER BEING HIM SAID MISSUS KEMP STRIKE ME LUCKY AIN'T HE A SIGHT YOU HAVE GOT HER INSURED MISSUS KEMP SAID THE MIDWIFE SHE COULD BEAR THE SILENCE NO LONGER TRUST ME FOR THAT REPLIED THE GOOD LADY I'VE HAD HER INSURED EVER SINCE SHE WAS BORN WHY THE ONLY OTHER DAY I WAS SAYING TO MYSELF THAT ALL THAT MONEY HAD BEEN WASTED BUT YOU SEE IT WASN'T YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR LUCK YOU SEE QUITE RIGHT AND WE WALK RARE ONE FOR INSURING IT'S A GREAT THING I'VE ALWAYS INSURED ALL MY CHILDREN
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