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Mrs. Hodges sat down beside Mrs. Kemp and proceeded to comfort her. 'Why don't yer tike a little drop of brandy ter calm yer nerves, Mrs. Kemp?' she said, 'you want it.' MISSUS HODGES SAT DOWN BESIDE MISSUS KEMP AND PROCEEDED TO COMFORT HER WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A LITTLE DROP OF BRANDY TO CALM YOUR NERVES MISSUS KEMP SHE SAID YOU WANT IT
rs. Kemp, pointing over her shoulder with her thumb. Soon after the Doctor came. 'Wot do yer think of 'er, doctor?' said Mrs. Hodges, bustling forwards authoritatively in her position of midwife and sick-nurse. 'I'm afraid she's very bad.' 'D'yer think she's goin' ter die?' she asked, dropping her voice to a whisper. 'I'm afraid so!' As the doctor sat down by Liza's side Mrs. Hodges turned round and significantly nodded to Mrs. Kemp, who put her handkerchief to her eyes. Then she went outside to the little group waiting at the door. 'Wot does the doctor sy?' they asked, among them Tom. ''E says just wot I've been sayin' all along; I knew she wouldn't live.' And Tom burst out: 'Oh, Liza!' As she retired a woman remarked: 'Mrs. 'Odges is very clever, I think.' 'Yus,' remarked another, 'she got me through my last confinement simply wonderful. If it come to choosin' between 'em I'd back Mrs. 'Odges against forty doctors.' 'Ter tell yer the truth, so would I. I've never known 'er wrong yet. AT'S THE YOUNG MAN AS WAS COURTING HER SAID MISSUS KEMP POINTING OVER HER SHOULDER WITH HER THUMP SOON AFTER THE DOCTOR CAME WHAT YOU THINK OF HER DOCTOR SAID MISSUS HODGES BUSTLING FORWARDS AUTHORITATIVELY IN HER POSITION OF MIDWIFE AND SICKNESS I'M AFRAID SHE'S VERY BAD SHE THINKS SHE'S GOING TO DIE SHE ASKED DROPPING HER VOICE TO A WHISPER I'M AFRAID SO AS THE DOCTOR SAT DOWN BY LIZA'S SIDE MISSUS HODGES TURNED ROUND AND SIGNIFICANTLY NODDED TO MISSUS KEMP WHO PUT HER HANDKERCHIEF TO HER EYES THEN SHE WENT OUTSIDE TO THE LITTLE GROUP WAITING AT THE DOOR WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR SAY THEY ASKED AMONG THEM TOM HE SAYS JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG I KNEW SHE WOULDN'T LIVE AND TOM BURST OUT OH ELIZA AS SHE RETIRED A WOMAN REMARKED MISSUS ODGES IS VERY CLEVER I THINK YES REMARKED ANOTHER SHE GOT ME THROUGH MY LAST CONFINEMENT SIMPLY WONDERFUL IF IT COMES TO CHOOSING BETWEEN THEM I'D BACK MISSUS ODGES AGAINST FORTY DOCTORS TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH SO WOULD I I'VE NEVER KNOWN HER WRONG YET
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