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Now me, why I'm as fresh as a disy. Tike my word, there ain't no good in teetotalism; it finds yer aht in the end, an' it's found you aht.' NOW ME WHY I'M AS FRESH AS A DAISY TAKE MY WORD THERE AIN'T NO GOOD IN TEETOTALISM IT FINDS YOU'RE OUT IN THE END AND IT'S FOUND YOU OUT
arting here, starting there, and the figures got mixed up with other things, and she had to begin over again, and everything jumbled up, and her head whirled, till finally, with a start, she woke. The darkness had given way to a cold, grey dawn, her uncovered legs were chilled to the bone, and by her side she heard again the regular, nasal breathing of the drunkard. For a long while she lay where she was, feeling very sick and ill, but better than in the night. At last her mother woke. 'Liza!' she called. 'Yus, mother,' she answered feebly. 'Git us a cup of tea, will yer?' 'I can't, mother, I'm ill.' 'Garn!' said Mrs. Kemp, in surprise. Then looking at her: 'Swop me bob, wot's up with yer? Why, yer cheeks is flushed, an' yer forehead--it is 'ot! Wot's the matter with yer, gal?' 'I dunno,' said Liza. 'I've been thet bad all night, I thought I was goin' ter die.' 'I know wot it is,' said Mrs. Kemp, shaking her head; 'the fact is, you ain't used ter drinkin', an' of course it's upset yer.  AND SHE DID IT BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS UPWARDS AND DOWNWARDS STARTING HERE STARTING THERE AND THE FIGURES GOT MIXED UP WITH OTHER THINGS AND SHE HAD TO BEGIN OVER AGAIN AND EVERYTHING JUMBLED UP AND HER HEAD WHIRLED TILL FINALLY WITH A START SHE WOKE THE DARKNESS HAD GIVEN WAY TO A COLD GRAY DAWN HER UNCOVERED LEGS WERE CHILLED TO THE BONE AND BY HER SIDE SHE HEARD AGAIN THE REGULAR NASAL BREATHING OF THE DRUNKARD FOR A LONG WHILE SHE LAY WHERE SHE WAS FEELING VERY SICK AND ILL BUT BETTER THAN IN THE NIGHT AT LAST HER MOTHER WOKE LIZA SHE CALLED YES MOTHER SHE ANSWERED FEEBLY GUESS A CUP OF TEA WILL YOU I CAN'T MOTHER I'M ILL GONE SAID MISSUS KEMP IN SURPRISE THEN LOOKING AT HER SWEP ME BOB WHAT'S UP WITH YOU WHY YOUR CHEEKS IS FLUSHED AND YOUR FOREHEAD IT'S HOT WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU GIRL I DUNNO SAID LIZA I'VE BEEN THAT BAD ALL NIGHT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE I KNOW WHAT IT IS SAID MISSUS KEMP SHAKING HER HEAD THE FACT IS YOU AIN'T USED TO DRINKING AND OF COURSE IT'S UPSET YOU
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