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she asked. 'Why shouldn't I know; d'you think I want ter steal it from yer?' 'Na, not thet.' 'Well, why won't you tell me?' 'Oh, a thing's sifer when only one person knows where it is.' SHE ASKED WHY SHOULDN'T I KNOW SHOULD THINK I WANT TO STEAL IT FROM YOU NA NOT THAT WELL WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME OH THINGS SAFER WHEN ONLY ONE PERSON KNOWS WHERE IT IS
-well, I says, if I don't 'ave a drop of beer, I says, ter pull me together, I should be under the turf in no time.' She munched her bread-and-butter and drank her tea. 'When you've done breakfast, Liza,' she said, 'you can give the grate a cleanin', an' my boots'd do with a bit of polishin'. Mrs. Tike, in the next 'ouse, 'll give yer some blackin'.' She remained silent for a bit, then said: 'I don't think I shall get up ter-day. Liza. My rheumatics is bad. You can put the room straight and cook the dinner.' 'Arright, mother, you stay where you are, an' I'll do everythin' for yer.' 'Well, it's only wot yer ought to do, considerin' all the trouble you've been ter me when you was young, and considerin' thet when you was born the doctor thought I never should get through it. Wot 'ave you done with your week's money, Liza?' 'Oh, I've put it awy,' answered Liza quietly. 'Where?' asked her mother. 'Where it'll be safe.' 'Where's that?' Liza was driven into a corner. 'Why d'you want ter know? KIN AND GETTEN EVERYTHING READY AND DOIN ALL THE OUSE WORK AND GOING OUT CHARRING BESIDES WELL I SAYS IF I DON'T HAVE A DROP OF BEER I SAYS TO BOIL ME TOGETHER I SHALL BE UNDER THE TURF IN NO TIME SHE MUNCHED HER BREAD AND BUTTER AND DRANK HER TEA WHEN YOU'VE DONE BREAKFAST LIZA SHE SAID YOU CAN GIVE THE GREAT A CLEANIN AND MY BOOTS OF DO WITH A BIT POLISHIN MISSUS TYKE IN THE NEW OUSE'LL GIVE YOU SOME BLACKING SHE REMAINED SILENT FOR A BIT THEN SAID I DON'T THINK I SHALL GET UP TO DAY LAZA MY RHEUMATICS IS BAD YOU CAN PUT THE ROOM STRAY AND COOK THE DINNER ALL RIGHT MOTHER YOU STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND I'LL DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU WHAT IS ONLY WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO CONSIDERING ALL THE TROUBLE YOU'VE BEEN TO ME WHEN YOU WAS YOUNG AND CONSIDERING THAT WHEN YOU WAS BORN THE DOCTOR THOUGHT NEVER GET THROUGH IT WHAT'YE DONE WITH A WEEK'S MONEY LIZA I'LL OF PUT HER WAY ANSWERED LIZA QUIETLY WHERE ASKED HER MOTHER WHERE'LL BE SAFE WHERE'S THAT ELIZA WAS DRIVEN INTO A CORNER WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
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