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The two women looked at Jim. 'Fancy it bein' 'im!' said Mrs. Kemp. 'Strike me lucky, ain't 'e a sight!' 'You 'ave got 'er insured, Mrs. Kemp?' asked the midwife. She could bear the silence no longer. THE TWO WOMEN LOOKED AT JIM FANCY HER BEING HIM SAID MISSUS KEMP STRIKE ME LUCKY AIN'T HE A SIGHT YOU HAVE GOT HER INSURED MISSUS KEMP SAID THE MIDWIFE SHE COULD BEAR THE SILENCE NO LONGER
ess of his hair and beard, contrasting with the deathly pallor of his face, made him look ghastly. Mrs. Hodges stepped back. ''Oo's 'e?' she said, turning to Mrs. Kemp. Jim pushed her aside and went up to the bed. 'Doctor, is she very bad?' he asked. The doctor looked at him questioningly. Jim whispered: 'It was me as done it. She ain't goin' ter die, is she?' The doctor nodded. 'O God! wot shall I do? It was my fault! I wish I was dead!' Jim took the girl's head in his hands, and the tears burst from his eyes. 'She ain't dead yet, is she?' 'She's just living,' said the doctor. Jim bent down. 'Liza, Liza, speak ter me! Liza, say you forgive me! Oh, speak ter me!' His voice was full of agony. The doctor spoke. 'She can't hear you.' 'Oh, she must hear me! Liza! Liza!' He sank on his knees by the bedside. They all remained silent: Liza lying stiller than ever, her breast unmoved by the feeble respiration, Jim looking at her very mournfully; the doctor grave, with his fingers on the pulse. SUS 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 MISSUS HODGERS STEPPED BACK WHO'S HE SHE SAID TURNING TO MISSUS KEMP JIM PUSHED HER ASIDE AND WENT UP TO THE BED DOCTOR IS SHE VERY BAD HE ASKED THE DOCTOR LOOKED AT HIM QUESTIONINGLY JIM WHISPERED IT WAS ME AS DONE IT SHE AIN'T GOING TO DIE IS SHE THE DOCTOR NODDED O GOD WHAT SHALL I DO IT'S MY FAULT I WISH I WAS DEAD JIM TOOK THE GIRL'S HEAD IN HIS HANDS AND THE TEARS BURST FROM HIS EYES SHE AIN'T DEAD YET IS SHE SHE'S JUST LIVING SAID THE DOCTOR JIM BENT DOWN LIZA LIZA SPEAK TO ME LIZA SAY YOU FORGIVE ME OH SPEAK TO ME HIS VOICE WAS FULL OF AGONY THE DOCTOR SPOKE SHE CAN'T HEAR YOU OH SHE MUST HEAR ME LIZA LIZA HE SANK ON HIS KNEES BY THE BEDSIDE THEY ALL REMAINED SILENT LIZA LYING STILLER THAN EVER HER BREAST UNMOVED BY THE FEEBLE RESPIRATION JIM LOOKING AT HER VERY MOURNFULLY DOCTOR GRAVE WITH HIS FINGERS ON THE PULSE
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