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'I knew it would. Tike my word for it, if people took a little drop of spirits in time, there'd be much less sickness abaht.' I KNEW IT WOULD TAKE MY WORD FOR IT IF PEOPLE TOOK A LITTLE DROP OF SPIRITS IN TIME THERE'D BE MUCH LESS SICKNESS ABOUT
tuff, none of your firewater or your methylated spirit. I don't often indulge in sich things, but when I do I likes to 'ave the best.' She handed the bottle to Liza, who took a mouthful and gave it her back; she had a drink herself, and smacked her lips. Thet's good stuff. 'Ave a drop more.' 'Na,' said Liza, 'I ain't used ter drinkin' spirits.' She felt dull and miserable, and a heavy pain throbbed through her head. If she could only forget! 'Na, I know you're not, but, bless your soul, thet won' 'urt yer. It'll do you no end of good. Why, often when I've been feelin' thet done up thet I didn't know wot ter do with myself, I've just 'ad a little drop of whisky or gin--I'm not partic'ler wot spirit it is--an' it's pulled me up wonderful.' Liza took another sip, a slightly longer one; it burnt as it went down her throat, and sent through her a feeling of comfortable warmth. 'I really do think it's doin' me good,' she said, wiping her eyes and giving a sigh of relief as the crying ceased. KET AND TAKING OUT THE CORK SMELT IT THAT'S GOOD STUFF NONE OF YOUR FIRE WATER OR YOUR METHYLATED SPIRIT I DON'T OFTEN INDULGE IN SUCH THINGS BUT WHEN I DO I LIKES TO HAVE THE BEST SHE HANDED THE BOTTLE TO LIZA WHO TOOK HER MOUTHFUL AND GAVE IT HER BACK SHE HAD A DRINK HERSELF AND SMACKED HER LIPS THAT'S GOOD STUFF HAVE A DROP MORE NOW SAID LIZA I AM USED DRINKIN SPIRITS SHE FELT DUMB AND MISERABLE AND A HEAVY PAIN THROBBED THROUGH HER HEAD IF SHE COULD ONLY FORGET NOW I KNOW YE'RE NOT BUT BLESS YOUR SOUL THAT WON HURT YER IT'LL DO YE NO END OF GOOD WHY OFTEN WHEN I'VE BEEN FEELING THAT DONE UP THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IT MYSELF I'VE JUST HAD A LITTLE DROP OF WHISKY OR GIN I'M NOT PARTICULAR WHAT SPIRIT IT IS AND IT'S PULLED ME UP WONDERFUL ELIZA TOOK ANOTHER SIP A SLIGHTLY LONGER ONE IT BURNT AS IT WENT DOWN HER THROAT AND SENT THROUGH HER A FEELING OF COMFORTABLE WARMTH I REALLY DO THINK IT'S DOING ME GOOD SHE SAID WIPING HER EYES AND GIVING A SIGH OF RELIEF AS THE CRYING CEASED
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