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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. 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
wfully married in church, an' I've got my marriage lines now ter show I was, an' thet one of my daughters should 'ave gone wrong in this way--well, I can't understand it. I give 'er a good education, an' she 'ad all the comforts of a 'ome. She never wanted for nothin'; I worked myself to the bone ter keep 'er in luxury, an' then thet 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. ODDERS I WAS LAWFULLY MARRIED IN THE CHURCH AND GOT MY LICENCE I'VE GOT MY MARRIAGE LINES TO SHOW I WAS AND THAT ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS SHOULD HAVE GONE WRONG IN THIS WAY WELL I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT I GIVE HER A GOOD EDUCATION AND SHE HAD ALL THE COMFORTS OF HER HOME SHE NEVER WANTED FOR NOTHING I WORKED MYSELF TO THE 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
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