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'She was on the booze yesterday, an' she ain't got over it,' cried another boy. 'I'll swipe yer over the snitch!' replied Liza to him, and then on being asked again, said: 'Leave me alone, won't yer?' SHE WAS ON THE BOOZE YESTERDAY AND SHE AIN'T GOT OVER IT CRIED ANOTHER BOY I'LL SWIPE YOU OVER THE SNITCH REPLIED LIZA TO HIM AND THEN ON BEING ASKED AGAIN SAID LEAVE ME ALONE WON'T YOU
 week, 'e did. As I said to 'im this mornin', "'Ow a gentleman can use sich language, I dunno."' ''Usbands is cautions, 'owever good they are,' said Mrs. Kemp, aphoristically. 'But I mustn't stay aht 'ere in the night air.' ''As yer rheumatism been troublin' yer litely?' asked Mrs. Stanley. 'Oh, cruel. Liza rubs me with embrocation every night, but it torments me cruel.' Mrs. Kemp then went into the house, and Liza remained talking to Mrs. Stanley, she, too, had to go in, and Liza was left alone. Some while she spent thinking of nothing, staring vacantly in front of her, enjoying the cool and quiet of the evening. But Liza could not be left alone long, several boys came along with a bat and a ball, and fixed upon the road just in front of her for their pitch. Taking off their coats they piled them up at the two ends, and were ready to begin. 'I say, old gal,' said one of them to Liza, 'come an' have a gime of cricket, will yer?' 'Na, Bob, I'm tired.' 'Come on!' 'Na, I tell you I won't. HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE EARNED BETWEEN TWO AND THREE POUNDS A WEEK HE DID AS I SAID TO HIM THIS MORNING HOW A GENTLEMAN CAN USE SUCH LANGUAGE I DUNNO HUSBANDS IS CAUTIONS HOWEVER GOOD THEY ARE SAID MISSUS KEMP APHORISTICALLY BUT I MUSTN'T STAY OUT IN THE NIGHT AIR HAS YOUR RHEUMATISM BEEN TROUBLING YOU LATELY ASKED MISSUS STANLEY OH CRUEL NISA RUBS ME WITH EMBRECATION EVERY NIGHT BUT IT TORMENTS ME CRUEL MISSUS KEMP THEN WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND LIZA REMAINED TO TALK TO MISSUS STANLEY SHE TOO HAD TO GO IN AND LIZA WAS LEFT ALONE SOME WHILES SHE SPENT THINKING OF NOTHING STARING VACANTLY IN FRONT OF HER ENJOYING THE COOL AND QUIET OF THE EVENING BUT LIZA COULD NOT BE LEFT ALONE FOR LONG SEVERAL BOYS CAME ALONG WITH A BATTEN BALL AND FIXED UPON THE ROAD JUST IN FRONT OF HER FOR THEIR PITCH TAKING OFF THEIR COATS THEY PILED THEM AT THE TWO ENDS AND WERE READY TO BEGIN I SAY OLD GAL SAID ONE OF THEM TO LIZA COME AND HAVE A GAME A CRICKET WILL YOU NOW BOB I'M TIRED COME ON NA I TELL YOU I WON'T
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