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Mrs. Jennings ceased from any pretence of housewifery, and would sometimes sit  perchance not quite sober  while Bob washed the children in the evening, opening her mouth only to express her contempt for him and his establishment, and to make him understand that she was sick of both. MISSUS JENNINGS CEASED FROM ANY PRETENCE OF HOUSEWIFERY AND WOULD SOMETIMES SIT PERCHANCE NOT QUITE SOBER WHILE BOB WASHED THE CHILDREN IN THE EVENING OPENING HER MOUTH ONLY TO EXPRESS HER CONTEMPT FOR HIM AND HIS ESTABLISHMENT AND TO MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND THAT SHE WAS SICK OF BOTH
, was a matter of habit: to get them food, to wash them, to tend the cuts and bumps sustained through the day of neglect, before lighting a fire and getting tea for himself, were matters of daily duty. 'Ah,' he said to his sister, who came at intervals to say plain things about Mrs. Jennings, 'you shouldn't go for to set a man agin 'is wife, Jin. Melier do'n' like work, I know, but that's nach'ral to 'er. She ought to married a swell 'stead o' me; she might 'a' done easy if she liked, bein' sich a fine gal; but she's good-'arted, is Melier; an' she can't 'elp bein' a bit thoughtless.' Whereat his sister called him a fool (it was her customary goodbye at such times), and took herself off. Bob Jennings's intelligence was sufficient for his common needs, but it was never a vast intelligence. Now, under a daily burden of dull misery, it clouded and stooped. The base wit of the workshop he comprehended less, and realized more slowly, than before; and the gaffer cursed him for a sleepy dolt. D SCREAMING HUNGRY AND DIRTY WAS A MATTER OF HABIT TO GET THEM FOOD TO WASH THEM TO TEND THE CUTS AND BUMPS SUSTAINED THROUGH THE DAY OF NEGLECT BEFORE LIGHTING A FIRE AND GETTING TEA FOR HIMSELF WERE MATTERS OF DAILY DUTY AH HE SAID TO HIS SISTER WHO CAME AT INTERVALS TO SAY PLAIN THINGS ABOUT MISSUS JENNINGS YOU SHOULDN'T GO FOR TO SET A MAN AGAIN HIS WIFE JIN MANY ARE DOING LIKE WORK I KNOW BUT THERE'S NATURAL TO HER SHE OUGHT TO BE MARRIED TO A SWELL STEAD O ME SHE MIGHT HA DONE EASY IF SHE LIKED BEING SUCH A FINE GIRL BUT SHE'S GOOD HEARTED IS MELLIER AND SHE CAN'T HELP BEING A BIT THOUGHTLESS WHEREAT HIS SISTER CALLED HIM A FOOL IT WAS HER CUSTOMARY GOOD BYE AT SUCH TIMES AND TOOK HERSELF OFF BOB JENNINGS INTELLIGENCE WAS SUFFICIENT FOR HIS COMMON NEEDS BUT IT WAS NEVER A VAST INTELLIGENCE NOW UNDER A DAILY BURDEN OF DULL MISERY IT CLOUDED AND STOOPED THE BASE WIT OF THE WORKSHOP HE COMPREHENDED LESS AND REALISED MORE SLOWLY THAN BEFORE AND THE GAFFER CURSED HIM FOR A SLEEPY DOLT
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