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Oh, I've 'ad some in my day, but then I wasn't a little bit of a thing like you is. I wish I'd been there, I wouldn't 'ave stood by an' looked on while my daughter was gettin' the worst of it; although I'm turned sixty five, an' gettin' on for sixty six, I'd 'ave said to 'er: "If you touch my daughter you'll 'ave me ter deal with, so just look aht!"' OH I'VE HAD SOME IN MY DAY BUT THEN I WASN'T A LITTLE BIT OF A THING LIKE YOURS I WISH I'D BEEN THERE I WOULDN'T HAVE STOOD BY AND LOOKED ON OR MY DAUGHTER WAS GETTING THE WORST OF IT ALTHOUGH I'M TURNED SIXTY FIVE AND GETTING ON FOR SIXTY SIX I'D HAVE SAID TO HER YOU TOUCHED MY DAUGHTER YOU'LL HAVE ME TO DEAL WITH SO JUST LOOK AT
bein' in the 'abit of tikin' anythin' I only brought just this little drop for me; an' it ain't took us long ter finish thet up. But as you're an invalid like we'll git a little more this time; it's sure ter turn aht useful.' 'But you ain't got nothin' ter put it in.' 'Yus, I 'ave,' answered Mrs. Kemp; 'there's thet bottle as they gives me at the 'orspital. Just empty the medicine aht into the pile, an' wash it aht, an' I'll tike it round to the pub myself.' Liza, when she was left alone, began to turn things over in her mind. She did not feel so utterly unhappy as before, for the things she had gone through seemed further away. 'After all,' she said, 'it don't so much matter.' Mrs. Kemp came in. ''Ave a little drop more, Liza.' she said. 'Well, I don't mind if I do. I'll get some tumblers, shall I? There's no mistike abaht it,' she added, when she had taken a little, 'it do buck yer up.' 'You're right, Liza--you're right. An' you wanted it badly. Fancy you 'avin' a fight with a woman! LIZA IT STRIKES ME AS HOUR WE COULD DO WITH A DROP MORE YOU NOT BEING IN THE HABIT OF TAKING ANYTHING I ON'Y JUST BOUGHT THIS LITTLE DROP FOR ME AND IT AIN'T TOOK US LONG TO FINISH THAT UP BUT AS YOU'RE AN INVALID LIKE WE'LL GET A LITTLE MORE THIS TIME IT'S SURE TO TURN OUT USEFUL BUT YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHIN TO PUT IT IN YES I HAVE ANSWERED MISSUS GIM THERE'S THAT BOTTLE AS THEY GIVES ME AT THE HOSPITAL JUST EMPTY THE MEDICINE OUT INTO THE PILE AND WASH IT OUT AND I'LL TAKE IT ROUND TO THE PUB MYSELF ELIZA WHEN SHE WAS LEFT ALONE BEGAN TO TURN THINGS OVER IN HER MIND SHE DID NOT FEEL SO UTTERLY UNHAPPY AS BEFORE FOR THE THINGS SHE HAD GONE THROUGH SEEMED FURTHER AWAY AFTER ALL SHE SAID IT DOESN'T SO MUCH MATTER MISSUS KEMP CAME IN HAVE A LITTLE JOSA SHE SAID WELL I DON'T MIND IF I DO I'LL GET SOME TUMBLERS SHALL I THERE'S NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT SHE ADDED WHEN SHE HAD TAKEN LITTLE IT DO BUT YOU'RE UP YOU'RE RIGHT LIZA YOU'RE RIGHT AND YOU WANTED IT BADLY FANCY YOU HAVEN'T A FIGHT WITH A WOMAN
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