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When one thinks of the mighty British Hempire," says 'e, "on which the sun never sets from mornin' till night, one 'as ter be proud of 'isself, an' one 'as ter do one's duty in thet walk of life in which it 'as pleased Providence ter set one  an' every man's fust duty is ter get as many children as 'e bloomin' well can." WHEN ONE THINKS OF THE MIGHTY BRITISH EMPIRE SAYS HE AND WHICH THE SUN NEVER SETS FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT ONE IS TO BE PROUD OF HIS SELF AND ONE HAS TO DO ONE'S DUTY IN THAT WALK OF LIFE IN WHICH IT PLEASED PROVIDENCE TO SET ONE AND EVERY MAN'S FIRST DUTY IS TO GET AS MANY CHILDREN AS HE BLOOMIN WELL CAN
ily, we do, we've all gone in ter double figures, except your Aunt Mary, who only 'ad three--but then she wasn't married, so it didn't count, like.' They drank each other's health. Everything was getting blurred to Liza, she was losing her head. 'Yus,' went on Mrs. Kemp, 'I've 'ad thirteen children an' I'm proud of it. As your poor dear father used ter sy, it shows as 'ow one's got the blood of a Briton in one. Your poor dear father, 'e was a great 'and at speakin' 'e was: 'e used ter speak at parliamentary meetin's--I really believe 'e'd 'ave been a Member of Parliament if 'e'd been alive now. Well, as I was sayin', your father 'e used ter sy, "None of your small families for me, I don't approve of them," says 'e. 'E was a man of very 'igh principles, an' by politics 'e was a Radical. "No," says 'e, when 'e got talkin', "when a man can 'ave a family risin' into double figures, it shows 'e's got the backbone of a Briton in 'im. That's the stuff as 'as built up England's nime and glory! U DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY AS ME WE COME FROM A VERY PRODIGAL FAMILY WE DO WE'VE ALL GONE INTO DOUBLE FIGURES EXCEPT YOUR AUNT MARY WHO ONLY HAD THREE BUT THEN SHE WASN'T MARRIED SO IT DIDN'T COUNT LIKE THEY DRANK EACH OTHER'S HEALTH EVERYTHING WAS GETTING BLURRED TO LIZA SHE WAS LOSING HER HEAD YES WENT ON MISSUS KEMP I'VE HAD THIRTEEN CHILDREN AND I'M PROUD OF IT AS YOUR POOR DEAR FATHER USED TO SAY IT SHOWS AS HOW ONE GETS THE BLOOD OF A BRITON IN ONE YOUR POOR DEAR FATHER HE WAS A GREY HAND AT SPEAKING HE WAS HE USED TO SPEAK AT PARLIAMENTARY MEANS I REALLY BELIEVE HE'D HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IF HE'D BEEN ALIVE NOW AS I WAS SAYING YOUR FATHER USED TO SAY NONE OF YOUR SMALL FAMILIES FOR ME I DON'T APPROVE OF THEM SAYS HE HE WAS A MAN OF VERY HIGH PRINCIPLES AND BY POLITICS HE WAS A RADICAL NO SAYS HE WHEN HE GOT TALKING WHEN A MAN CAN HAVE A FAMILY RISING INTO NOBLE FIGURES IT SHOWS HE'S GOT THE BACKBONE OF A BRITAIN IN HIM THAT'S THE STUFF HAS BUILT UP ENGLAND'S NAME AND GLORY
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