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Liza took another sip, a slightly longer one; it burnt as it went down her throat, and sent through her a feeling of comfortable warmth. 'I really do think it's doin' me good,' she said, wiping her eyes and giving a sigh of relief as the crying ceased. 'I knew it would. ELIZA TOOK ANOTHER SIP A SLIGHTLY LONGER ONE IT BURNT AS IT WENT DOWN HER THROAT AND SENT THROUGH HER A FEELING OF COMFORTABLE WARMTH I REALLY DO THINK IT'S DOING ME GOOD SHE SAID WIPING HER EYES AND GIVING A SIGH OF RELIEF AS THE CRYING CEASED I KNEW IT WOULD
an' my 'ead, oo, my 'ead does feel bad!' 'I know wot yer want,' remarked Mrs. Kemp, nodding her head, 'an' it so 'appens as I've got the very thing with me.' She pulled a medicine bottle out of her pocket, and taking out the cork smelt it. 'Thet's good stuff, none of your firewater or your methylated spirit. I don't often indulge in sich things, but when I do I likes to 'ave the best.' She handed the bottle to Liza, who took a mouthful and gave it her back; she had a drink herself, and smacked her lips. Thet's good stuff. 'Ave a drop more.' 'Na,' said Liza, 'I ain't used ter drinkin' spirits.' She felt dull and miserable, and a heavy pain throbbed through her head. If she could only forget! 'Na, I know you're not, but, bless your soul, thet won' 'urt yer. It'll do you no end of good. Why, often when I've been feelin' thet done up thet I didn't know wot ter do with myself, I've just 'ad a little drop of whisky or gin--I'm not partic'ler wot spirit it is--an' it's pulled me up wonderful. OUR POOR FATHER HAD WORDS I AM ALL OVER IN A TREMBLE AND MY AIR DOLL MY HEAD DOES FEEL BAD I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT REMARKED MISSUS CAMP NODDING HER HEAD AND IT SO HAPPENS I'VE GOT THE VERY THING WITH ME SHE PULLED THE MEDICINE BOTTLE OUT OF HER POCKET AND TAKING OUT THE CORK SMELT IT THAT'S GOOD STUFF NONE OF YOUR FIRE WATER OR YOUR METHYLATED SPIRIT I DON'T OFTEN INDULGE IN SUCH THINGS BUT WHEN I DO I LIKES TO HAVE THE BEST SHE HANDED THE BOTTLE TO LIZA WHO TOOK HER MOUTHFUL AND GAVE IT HER BACK SHE HAD A DRINK HERSELF AND SMACKED HER LIPS THAT'S GOOD STUFF HAVE A DROP MORE NOW SAID LIZA I AM USED DRINKIN SPIRITS SHE FELT DUMB AND MISERABLE AND A HEAVY PAIN THROBBED THROUGH HER HEAD IF SHE COULD ONLY FORGET NOW I KNOW YE'RE NOT BUT BLESS YOUR SOUL THAT WON HURT YER IT'LL DO YE NO END OF GOOD WHY OFTEN WHEN I'VE BEEN FEELING THAT DONE UP THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IT MYSELF I'VE JUST HAD A LITTLE DROP OF WHISKY OR GIN I'M NOT PARTICULAR WHAT SPIRIT IT IS AND IT'S PULLED ME UP WONDERFUL
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