boy to mend so that you cant see the join for 2 shillings wouldnt even
teem the potatoes for you of course shes right not to ruin her hands I noticed
he was always talking to her lately at the table explaining things in the paper
and she pretending to understand sly of course that comes from his side of the
house and helping her into her coat but if there was anything wrong with her
its meshed tell not him he cant say I pretend things can he Im too honest as a
matter of fact I suppose he thinks Im finished out and laid on the shelf well Im
not no nor anything like it well see well see now shes well on for flirting too
with Tom Devans two sons imitating me whistling with those romps of Murray
girls calling for her can Milly come out please shes in great demand to pick what
they can out of her round in Nelson street riding Harry Devans bicycle at night
its as well he sent her where she is she was just getting out of bounds wanting
to go on the skatingrink and smoking their cigarettes through their nose I smelt
it off her dress when I was biting off the thread of the button I sewed on to the
bottom of her jacket she couldnt hide much from me I tell you only I oughtnt
to have stitched it and it on her it brings a parting and the last plumpudding
too split in 2 halves see it comes out no matter what they say her tongue is
a bit too long for my taste your blouse is open too low she says to me the
pan calling the kettle blackbottom and I had to tell her not to cock her legs
up like that on show on the windowsill before all the people passing they all
look at her like me when I was her age of course any old rag looks well on
you then a great touchmenot too in her own way at the Only Way in the
Theatre royal take your foot away out of that I hate people touching me afraid
of her life Id crush her skirt with the pleats a lot of that touching must go in
theatres in the crush in the dark theyre always trying to wiggle up to you that
fellow in the pit at the pit at the Gaiety for Beerbohm Tree in Trilby the last
time Ill ever go there to be squashed like that for any Trilby or her barebum
every two minutes tipping me there and looking away hes a bit daft I think
I saw him after trying to get near two stylish dressed ladies outside Switzers
window at the same little game I recognised him on the moment the face and
everything but he didnt remember me and she didnt even want me to kiss her
at the Broadstone going away well I hope shell get someone to dance attendance
on her the way I did when she was down with the mumps her glands swollen
wheres this and wheres that of course she cant feel anything deep yet I never
came properly till I was what 22 or so it went into the wrong place always
only the usual girls nonsense and giggling that Conny Connolly writing
to her in white ink on black paper sealed with sealingwax though she clapped
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