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The doctor looked at him questioningly. Jim whispered: 'It was me as done it. She ain't goin' ter die, is she?' The doctor nodded. 'O God! wot shall I do? It was my fault! I wish I was dead!' THE DOCTOR LOOKED AT HIM QUESTIONINGLY JIM WHISPERED IT WAS ME AS DONE IT SHE AIN'T GOING TO DIE IS SHE THE DOCTOR NODDED O GOD WHAT SHALL I DO IT'S MY FAULT I WISH I WAS DEAD
my duty by the girl, an' she's never learnt anythin' but good from me. Of course I ain't always been in wot yer might call flourishing circumstances, but I've always set her a good example, as she could tell yer so 'erself if she wasn't speechless.' Mrs. Kemp paused for a moment's reflection. 'As they sy in the Bible,' she finished, 'it's enough ter mike one's grey 'airs go dahn into the ground in sorrer. I can show yer my marriage certificate. Of course one doesn't like ter say much, because of course she's very bad; but if she got well I should 'ave given 'er a talkin' ter.' There was another knock. 'Do go an' see 'oo thet is; I can't, on account of my rheumatics.' Mrs. Hodges opened the door. It was Jim. He was very white, and the blackness of his hair and beard, contrasting with the deathly pallor of his face, made him look ghastly. Mrs. Hodges stepped back. ''Oo's 'e?' she said, turning to Mrs. Kemp. Jim pushed her aside and went up to the bed. 'Doctor, is she very bad?' he asked. N HONEST MAN BEFORE AND ME WELL I CAN SAY THIS I'VE DONE MY DUTY BY THE GIRL SHE'S NEVER LEARNT ANYTHING BUT GOOD FROM ME OF COURSE I AIN'T ALWAYS BEEN IN WHAT YOU CALL FLOURISHING CIRCUMSTANCES AND I'VE ALWAYS SAID HER A GOOD EXAMPLE AS SHE COULD TELL YOU SO HERSELF IF SHE WASN'T SPEECHLESS MISSUS KEMP PAUSED FOR A MOMENT'S REFLECTION AS THEY SAY IN THE BIBLE SHE FINISHED IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE ONE'S GREY HAIRS GO DOWN INTO THE GROUND IN SORROW I CAN SHOW YOU MY MARRIAGE DIFFICA OF COURSE ONE DOESN'T LIKE TO SAY MUCH BUT OF COURSE SHE'S VERY BAD BUT IF SHE GOT WELL I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HER A TALKING TO THERE WAS ANOTHER KNOCK DO GO AND SEE THAT HIS I CAN'T ON ACCOUNT OF MY EMETICS MISSUS HODGES OPENED THE DOOR IT WAS JIM HE WAS VERY WHITE AND THE BLACKNESS OF HIS HAIR AND BEARD CONTRASTING WITH THE DEATHLY PALLOR OF HIS FACE MADE HIM LOOK GHASTLY MISSUS HODGERS STEPPED BACK WHO'S HE SHE SAID TURNING TO MISSUS KEMP JIM PUSHED HER ASIDE AND WENT UP TO THE BED DOCTOR IS SHE VERY BAD HE ASKED
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