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Ah, my first 'usband, 'e was a beauty, 'e was."' She stopped the repetition of her conversation and addressed herself to Liza. AH MY FIRST HUSBAND HE WAS A BEAUTY HE WAS SHE STOPPED THE REPETITION OF HER CONVERSATION AND ADDRESSED HERSELF TO ELIZA
says I, an' I went aht an' left 'im. But, Lor' bless yer, I wouldn't charge 'im! 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. 'Wot did yer do, then?' asked Liza. 'Well, as I wos tellin' yer, I went to the 'orspital, an' the doctor 'e says to me, "My good woman," says 'e, "you might have been very seriously injured." An' me not been married eighteen months! An' as I was tellin' the doctor all about it, "Missus," 'e says ter me, lookin' at me straight in the eyeball. "Missus," says 'e, "'ave you been drinkin'?" "Drinkin'?" says I; "no! I've 'ad a little drop, but as for drinkin'! Mind," says I, "I don't say I'm a teetotaller--I'm not, I 'ave my glass of beer, and I like it. I couldn't do withaht it, wot with the work I 'ave, I must 'ave somethin' ter keep me tergether. But as for drinkin' 'eavily! Well! I can say this, there ain't a soberer woman than myself in all London. Why, my first 'usband never touched a drop. '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 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 WHAT DID YOU DO THEN ASKED LIZA WELL AS I WAS TELLING YOU I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE DOCTOR SAYS TO ME MARGARET WOMAN SAYS HE YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED AND ME NOT BEEN MARRIED EIGHTEEN MONTHS AND AS I WAS TELLING THE DOCTOR ALL ABOUT IT MISSUS HE SAYS TO ME LOOKING AT ME STRAIGHT IN THE ARBOR MISSUS SAYS HE HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING DRINKING SAYS I NO FAD A LEETLE DROP BUT AS FOR DRINKING MIND SAYS I I DON'T SAY I'M A TEETOTAL I'M NOT I'VE HAD MY GLASS OF BEER AND I LIKE IT I COULDN'T DO WITHOUT IT WHAT WITH THE WORK I HAVE I MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO KEEP ME TOGETHER BUT AS FOR DRINKIN EVERLEY WELL I CAN SAY THIS THERE AIN'T A SOBERER WOMAN THAN MYSELF IN ALL LONDON WHY MY FIRST HUSBAND NEVER TOUCHED A DROP
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