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Tom bent over Liza, and, blushing, kissed her; then, without speaking further, went out of the room. 'Thet's the young man as was courtin' 'er,' said Mrs. Kemp, pointing over her shoulder with her thumb. Soon after the Doctor came. 'Wot do yer think of 'er, doctor?' said Mrs. Hodges, bustling forwards authoritatively in her position of midwife and sick nurse. 'I'm afraid she's very bad.' 'D'yer think she's goin' ter die?' she asked, dropping her voice to a whisper. 'I'm afraid so!' TOM BENT OVER LIZA AND BLUSHING KISSED HER THEN WITHOUT SPEAKING FURTHER WENT OUT OF THE ROOM THAT'S THE YOUNG MAN AS WAS COURTING HER SAID MISSUS KEMP POINTING OVER HER SHOULDER WITH HER THUMP SOON AFTER THE DOCTOR CAME WHAT YOU THINK OF HER DOCTOR SAID MISSUS HODGES BUSTLING FORWARDS AUTHORITATIVELY IN HER POSITION OF MIDWIFE AND SICKNESS I'M AFRAID SHE'S VERY BAD SHE THINKS SHE'S GOING TO DIE SHE ASKED DROPPING HER VOICE TO A WHISPER I'M AFRAID SO
 deal of practice one way an' another.' 'You're right, Mrs. Kemp, you're right. I've been on the job now for nearly twenty years, an' if I don't know somethin' abaht it I ought.' 'D'yer finds it pays well?' 'Well, Mrs. Kemp, tike it all in all, I ain't got no grounds for complaint. I'm in the 'abit of askin' five shillings, an' I will say this, I don't think it's too much for wot I do.' The news of Liza's illness had quickly spread, and more than once in the course of the day a neighbour had come to ask after her. There was a knock at the door now, and Mrs. Hodges opened it. Tom stood on the threshold asking to come in. 'Yus, you can come,' said Mrs. Kemp. He advanced on tiptoe, so as to make no noise, and for a while stood silently looking at Liza. Mrs. Hodges was by his side. 'Can I speak to 'er?' he whispered. 'She can't 'ear you.' He groaned. 'D'yer think she'll get arright?' he asked. Mrs. Hodges shrugged her shoulders. 'I shouldn't like ter give an opinion,' she said, cautiously. OF COURSE YOU KNEW I EXPECT YOU'VE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF PRACTICE ONE WAY AND ANOTHER YOU'RE RIGHT MISSUS KEMP YOU'RE RIGHT I'VE BEEN ON THE JOB NOW FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS AND IF I DON'T KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT I OUGHT D'Y FIND IT PAYS WELL WELL MISSUS KEMP TAKE IT ALL IN ALL I AIN'T GOT NO GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT I'M IN THE HABIT OF ASKING FIVE SHILLINGS AND I WILL SAY THIS I DON'T THINK IT'S TOO MUCH FOR WHAT I DO THE NEWS OF LIZA'S ILLNESS HAD QUICKLY SPREAD AND MORE THAN ONCE IN THE COURSE OF THE DAY A NEIGHBOUR HAD COME TO ASK AFTER HER THERE WAS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR NOW AND MISSUS HODGES OPENED IT TOM STOOD ON THE THRESHOLD ASKING TO COME IN YES YOU CAN COME SAID MISSUS KEMP HE ADVANCED ON TIPTOE SO AS TO MAKE NO NOISE AND FOR A WHILE STOOD SILENTLY LOOKING AT LIZA MISSUS ODGES WAS BY HIS SIDE CAN I SPEAK TO HER HE WHISPERED SHE CAN'T HEAR YOU HE GROANED YOU THINK SHE'LL GET ALL RIGHT HE ASKED MISSUS ODGES SHRUGGED HER SHOULDERS I SHOULDN'T LIKE TO GIVE AN OPINION SHE SAID CAUTIOUSLY
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