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It’s thee as ’as done it as much as me,  Lizzie, I tell thee that.—“Me gotten a childt to thy landlady—!”  Tha’s gotten thy answer pat,
As tha allers hast—but let me tell thee  Hasna ter sent me whoam, when IWas a’most burstin’ mad o’ my-sen  An’ walkin’ in agony;
After thy kisses, Lizzie, after  Tha’s lain right up to me Lizzie, an’ meltedInto me, melted into me, Lizzie,  Till I was verily swelted.
An’ if my landlady seed me like it,  An’ if ’er clawkin’, tiger’s eyesWent through me just as the light went out  Is it any cause for surprise?
No cause for surprise at all, my lad,  After lickin’ and snuffin’ at me, tha couldTurn thy mouth on a woman like her—  Did ter find her good?
Ay, I did, but afterwards  I should like to ha’ killed her!—Afterwards—an’ after how long  Wor it tha’d liked to ’a killed her?
Say no more, Liz, dunna thee,  I might lose my-sen.—I’ll only say good-bye to thee, Timothy,  An’ gi’e her thee back again.

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