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I know 'e don't mean it; 'e's as gentle as a lamb when 'e's sober.' She smiled quite affectionately as she said this. I KNOW HE DON'T MEAN IT HE'S AS GENTLE AS A LAMB WHEN HE'S SOBER SHE SMILED AFFECTIONATELY AS SHE SAID THIS
ings to get abaht; yer won't tell anyone, will yer?' 'Not me!' answered Liza. 'I didn't know yer husband was like thet.' 'Oh, 'e's as gentle as a lamb when 'e's sober,' said Mrs. Stanley, apologetically. 'But, Lor' bless yer, when 'e's 'ad a drop too much 'e's a demond, an' there's no two ways abaht it.' 'An' you ain't been married long neither?' said Liza. 'Na, not above eighteen months; ain't it disgriceful? Thet's wot the doctor at the 'orspital says ter me. I 'ad ter go ter the 'orspital. You should have seen 'ow it bled!--it bled all dahn' my fice, and went streamin' like a bust waterpipe. Well, it fair frightened my old man, an' I says ter 'im, "I'll charge yer," an' although I was bleedin' like a bloomin' pig I shook my fist at 'im, an' I says, "I'll charge ye--see if I don't!" An' 'e says, "Na," says 'e, "don't do thet, for God's sike, Kitie, I'll git three months." "An' serve yer damn well right!" says I, an' I went aht an' left 'im. But, Lor' bless yer, I wouldn't charge 'im!  TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH I HAD A FEW WORDS WITH MY OLD MAN BUT ONE DOESN'T LIKE THEM THINGS TO GET ABOUT WON'T IT TELL ANYONE WILL YOU NOT ME ANSWERED LIZA I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR HUSBAND WAS NOT THERE OH HE'S GENTLE AS A LAMB WHEN HE'S SOBER SAID MISSUS STANLEY APOLOGETICALLY BUT LORD BLESS YER WHEN HE'S HAD A JOB TOO MUCH HE'S A DEMON AND THERE'S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT HAIN'T YOU BEEN MARRIED LONG NEITHER SAID LIZA NA NOT ABOVE EIGHTEEN MONTHS AIN'T IT DISGRACEFUL THAT'S WHAT THE DOCTOR OF THE HOSPITAL SAYS TO ME I'D TO GO TO THE OSPIT YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HOW IT BLED IT BLED ALL DOWN THE FACE AND WENT STREAMING LIKE A BUST WATER PIPE WELL IT FAIR FRIGHTENED MY OLD MAN AND I SAYS TO HIM I'LL CHARGE YER NOT THOUGH I WAS BLEEDIN LIKE A BLOOMIN PIG I SHOOK MY FIST AT HIM AND I SAYS I'LL CHARGE YE SEE IF I DON'T THEN HE SAYS NAY SAYS HE DON'T DO THAT FOR GOD'S SAKE KATY I'LL GET THREE MONTHS AND SERVE YO DOWN WELL RIGHT SAYS I AND I WENT THAT AND I LEFT HIM BUT LORD BLESS YO I WOULDN'T CHARGE HIM
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