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Liza made no answer, but cried as if her heart were breaking. Mrs. Kemp went up to her and tried to look at her face. 'Don't cry, dearie; tell us wot it is.' ELIZA MADE NO ANSWER BUT CRIED AS IF HER HEART WERE BREAKING MISSUS KEMP WENT UP TO HER AND TRIED TO LOOK AT HER FACE DON'T CRY DEARIE TELL US WHAT IT IS
e said. 'Leave off, I tell yer. Aren't yer ashimed of yerself, knockin' a woman abaht like that?' And she sprang at him, seizing his fist. 'Let go,' he said, 'or I'll give you a bit.' 'Yer'd better not touch me,' she said. 'Yer dirty coward! Why, look at 'er, she's almost senseless.' Jim stopped and gazed at his wife. He got up and gave her a kick. 'Git up!' he said; but she remained huddled up on the floor, moaning feebly. The woman from downstairs went on her knees and took her head in her arms. 'Never mind, Mrs. Blakeston. 'E's not goin' ter touch yer. 'Ere, drink this little drop of water.' Then turning to Jim, with infinite disdain: 'Yer dirty blackguard, you! If I was a man I'd give you something for this.' Jim put on his hat and went out, slamming the door, while the woman shouted after him: 'Good riddance!' * * * * * 'Lord love yer,' said Mrs. Kemp, 'wot is the matter?' She had just come in, and opening the door had started back in surprise at seeing Liza on the bed, all tears. E WITH HER HANDS LEAVE OFF SHOUTED THE WOMAN JIM LOOKED UP WHO THE DEVIL ARE YOU HE SAID LEAVE OFF I TELL YE AND YOU'RE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF KNOCKING A WOMAN ABOUT THAT AND SHE SPRANG AT HIM SEIZING HIS FIST LET GO HE SAID OR I'LL GIVE YOU A BIT YOU'D BETTER NOT TOUCH ME SHE SAID YOU DIRTY COWARD WHY LOOK AT HER SHE'S ALMOST SENSELESS JIM STOPPED AND GAZED AT HIS WIFE HE GOT UP AND GAVE HER A KICK GET UP HE SAID AND SHE REMAINED HUDDLED ON THE FLOOR MOANING FEEBLY THE WOMAN FROM DOWNSTAIRS WENT ON HER KNEES AND TOOK HER HEAD IN HER ARMS NEVER MIND MISSUS BLAKESTON HE'S NOT GOING TO TOUCH HER HERE DRINK THIS LITTLE DROP OF WATER THEN TURNING TO JIM WITH INFINITE DISDAIN IT DIRTY BLACKGARED YOU IF I WAS A MAN I'D GIVE YOU SOMETHING FOR THIS JIM PUT ON HIS HAT AND WENT OUT SLAMMING THE DOOR WHILE THE WOMAN SHOUTED AFTER HIM GOOD RIDDANCE LORD LOVEYA SAID MISSUS KEMP WHAT IS THE MATTER SHE HAD JUST COME IN AND OPENING THE DOOR HAD STARTED BACK IN SURPRISE AT SEEING LIZA ON THE BED ALL TEARS
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