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There was another knock. 'Do go an' see 'oo thet is; I can't, on account of my rheumatics.' Mrs. Hodges opened the door. It was Jim. He was very white, and the blackness of his hair and beard, contrasting with the deathly pallor of his face, made him look ghastly. THERE WAS ANOTHER KNOCK DO GO AND SEE THAT HIS I CAN'T ON ACCOUNT OF MY EMETICS MISSUS HODGES OPENED THE DOOR IT WAS JIM HE WAS VERY WHITE AND THE BLACKNESS OF HIS HAIR AND BEARD CONTRASTING WITH THE DEATHLY PALLOR OF HIS FACE MADE HIM LOOK GHASTLY
t she should go an' disgrace me like this!' 'I understand wot yer mean. Mrs. Kemp.' 'I can tell you my family was very respectable; an' my 'usband, 'e earned twenty-five shillings a week, an' was in the sime plice seventeen years; an' 'is employers sent a beautiful wreath ter put on 'is coffin; an' they tell me they never 'ad such a good workman an' sich an 'onest man before. An' me! Well, I can sy this--I've done my duty by the girl, an' she's never learnt anythin' but good from me. Of course I ain't always been in wot yer might call flourishing circumstances, but I've always set her a good example, as she could tell yer so 'erself if she wasn't speechless.' Mrs. Kemp paused for a moment's reflection. 'As they sy in the Bible,' she finished, 'it's enough ter mike one's grey 'airs go dahn into the ground in sorrer. I can show yer my marriage certificate. Of course one doesn't like ter say much, because of course she's very bad; but if she got well I should 'ave given 'er a talkin' ter. E BONE TO KEEP HER IN LUXURY AND THEN THAT SHE COULD GO AND DISGRACE ME LIKE THIS UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN MISSUS KEMP I CAN TELL YOU MY FAMILY WAS VERY RESPECTABLE AND MY HUSBAND HE EARNED TWENTY FIVE SHILLINGS A WEEK AND WAS IN THE SAME PLACE SEVENTEEN YEARS AND HIS EMPLOYERS SENT THAT VERY BEAUTIFUL WREATH TO PUT ON HIS COFFIN AND THEY TELL ME THEY NEVER HAD SUCH A GOOD WORKMAN AND SUCH AN HONEST MAN BEFORE AND ME WELL I CAN SAY THIS I'VE DONE MY DUTY BY THE GIRL SHE'S NEVER LEARNT ANYTHING BUT GOOD FROM ME OF COURSE I AIN'T ALWAYS BEEN IN WHAT YOU CALL FLOURISHING CIRCUMSTANCES AND I'VE ALWAYS SAID HER A GOOD EXAMPLE AS SHE COULD TELL YOU SO HERSELF IF SHE WASN'T SPEECHLESS MISSUS KEMP PAUSED FOR A MOMENT'S REFLECTION AS THEY SAY IN THE BIBLE SHE FINISHED IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE ONE'S GREY HAIRS GO DOWN INTO THE GROUND IN SORROW I CAN SHOW YOU MY MARRIAGE DIFFICA OF COURSE ONE DOESN'T LIKE TO SAY MUCH BUT OF COURSE SHE'S VERY BAD BUT IF SHE GOT WELL I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HER A TALKING TO
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