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"' She brandished her glass, and that reminding her, she refilled it and Liza's. 'Ah, Liza,' she remarked, 'you're a chip of the old block. Ter see you settin' there an' 'avin' your little drop, it mikes me feel as if I was livin' a better life. Yer used ter be rather 'ard on me, Liza, 'cause I took a little drop on Saturday nights. SHE BRANDISHED HER GLASS AND THAT REMINDING HER SHE REFILLED IT AND LIZA'S AH ELIZA SHE REMARKED YOU'LL CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK TO SEE YOU SETTIN THERE AND HAVE ANY LITTLE DROP IT MAKES ME FEEL AS IF I WAS LIVING A BETTER LIFE YOU USED TO BE RATHER ODD ON ME LIZA CAUSE I TOOK A LITTLE DROP ON SATURDAY NIGHTS
rspital. Just empty the medicine aht into the pile, an' wash it aht, an' I'll tike it round to the pub myself.' Liza, when she was left alone, began to turn things over in her mind. She did not feel so utterly unhappy as before, for the things she had gone through seemed further away. 'After all,' she said, 'it don't so much matter.' Mrs. Kemp came in. ''Ave a little drop more, Liza.' she said. 'Well, I don't mind if I do. I'll get some tumblers, shall I? There's no mistike abaht it,' she added, when she had taken a little, 'it do buck yer up.' 'You're right, Liza--you're right. An' you wanted it badly. Fancy you 'avin' a fight with a woman! Oh, I've 'ad some in my day, but then I wasn't a little bit of a thing like you is. I wish I'd been there, I wouldn't 'ave stood by an' looked on while my daughter was gettin' the worst of it; although I'm turned sixty-five, an' gettin' on for sixty-six, I'd 'ave said to 'er: "If you touch my daughter you'll 'ave me ter deal with, so just look aht! SWERED MISSUS GIM THERE'S THAT BOTTLE AS THEY GIVES ME AT THE HOSPITAL JUST EMPTY THE MEDICINE OUT INTO THE PILE AND WASH IT OUT AND I'LL TAKE IT ROUND TO THE PUB MYSELF ELIZA WHEN SHE WAS LEFT ALONE BEGAN TO TURN THINGS OVER IN HER MIND SHE DID NOT FEEL SO UTTERLY UNHAPPY AS BEFORE FOR THE THINGS SHE HAD GONE THROUGH SEEMED FURTHER AWAY AFTER ALL SHE SAID IT DOESN'T SO MUCH MATTER MISSUS KEMP CAME IN HAVE A LITTLE JOSA SHE SAID WELL I DON'T MIND IF I DO I'LL GET SOME TUMBLERS SHALL I THERE'S NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT SHE ADDED WHEN SHE HAD TAKEN LITTLE IT DO BUT YOU'RE UP YOU'RE RIGHT LIZA YOU'RE RIGHT AND YOU WANTED IT BADLY FANCY YOU HAVEN'T A FIGHT WITH A WOMAN OH I'VE HAD SOME IN MY DAY BUT THEN I WASN'T A LITTLE BIT OF A THING LIKE YOURS I WISH I'D BEEN THERE I WOULDN'T HAVE STOOD BY AND LOOKED ON OR MY DAUGHTER WAS GETTING THE WORST OF IT ALTHOUGH I'M TURNED SIXTY FIVE AND GETTING ON FOR SIXTY SIX I'D HAVE SAID TO HER YOU TOUCHED MY DAUGHTER YOU'LL HAVE ME TO DEAL WITH SO JUST LOOK AT
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