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'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! 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
omen. Well, I've 'ad thirteen children, an' you can think wot thet was; everyone I 'ad I used ter sy I wouldn't 'ave no more--but one does, yer know. You'll 'ave a family some day, Liza, an' I shouldn't wonder if you didn't 'ave as many as me. We come from a very prodigal family, 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. OES FOR THE TROUBLE I'VE HAD IT'D BE ENOUGH TO KILL MANY WOMEN WELL I'VE HAD THIRTEEN CHILDREN AND YOU CAN THINK WHAT THAT WAS EVERY ONE I HAD I USED TO SAY I WOULDN'T HAVE NO MORE BUT ONE DOES YOU KNOW YOU'LL HAVE A FAMILY SOME DAY LIZA I SHOULDN'T WONDER IF YOU 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
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