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The day passed, and in the evening Mrs. Hodges, who had been attending to her own domestic duties, came downstairs again. Mrs. Kemp was on the bed sleeping. 'I was just 'avin' a little nap,' she said to Mrs. Hodges, on waking. ''Ow is the girl?' asked that lady. THE DAY PASSED AND IN THE EVENING MISSUS HODGERS WHO HAD BEEN ATTENDING TO HER OWN DOMESTIC DUTIES CAME DOWNSTAIRS AGAIN MISSUS KEMP WAS ON THE BED SLEEPING I WAS JUST HAVING A LITTLE NAP TO MISSUS HODGERS ON WAKING HOW IS THE GIRL ASKED THE LADY
' feebly said Liza. 'Not 'im; 'oo is it, then?' Liza did not answer. 'Eh?' repeated the mother, ''oo is it?' Liza lay still without speaking. 'Never mind, Mrs. Kemp,' said Mrs. Hodges, 'don't worry 'er now; you'll be able ter find aht all abaht it when she gits better.' For a while the two women sat still, waiting the doctor's coming, and Liza lay gazing vacantly at the wall, panting for breath. Sometimes Jim crossed her mind, and she opened her mouth to call for him, but in her despair she restrained herself. The doctor came. 'D'you think she's bad, doctor?' asked Mrs. Hodges. 'I'm afraid she is rather,' he answered. 'I'll come in again this evening.' 'Oh, doctor,' said Mrs. Kemp, as he was going, 'could yer give me somethin' for my rheumatics? I'm a martyr to rheumatism, an' these cold days I 'ardly knows wot ter do with myself. An', doctor, could you let me 'ave some beef-tea? My 'usbind's dead, an' of course I can't do no work with my daughter ill like this, an' we're very short--. 'LL BE ABLE TO GET MARRIED THAT'S SOMETHING IT AIN'T TOM FEEBLY SAID LIZA NOT HIM WHO IS IT THEN LIZA DID NOT ANSWER EH REPEATED THE MOTHER WHO IS IT LIZA LAY STILL WITHOUT SPEAKING NEVER MIND MISSUS KEMP SAID MISSUS ODDERS DON'T WORRY HER NOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT ALL ABOUT IT WHEN SHE GETS BETTER FOR A WHILE THE TWO WOMEN SAT STILL WAITING THE DOCTOR'S COMING AND LIZA LAY GAZING VACANTLY AT THE WALL PANTING FOR BREATH SOMETIMES JIM CROSSED HER MIND AND SHE OPENED HER MOUTH TO CALL FOR HIM BUT IN HER DESPAIR SHE RESTRAINED HERSELF THE DOCTOR CAME DO YOU THINK SHE'S BAD DOCTOR ASKED MISSUS HODGERS I'M AFRAID SHE IS RATHER HE ANSWERED I'LL COME IN AGAIN THIS EVENING OH DOCTOR SAID MISSUS KEMP AS HE WAS GOING COULD YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING FOR MY RHEUMATICS I'M A MARTYR TO RHEUMATISM AND THESE COLD DAYS HARDLY KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF AND DOCTOR WOULD YOU LET ME HAVE SOME BEEF TEA MY HUSBAND'S DEAD AND OF COURSE I CAN'T DO NO WORK WITH MY DAUGHTER ILL LIKE THIS AND WE'RE VERY SHORT
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