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thousand   odors of   cooking   food   came   forth   to   the  street。   The   building 

quivered and creaked from the weight of humanity stamping about in its 

bowels。 

     A small ragged girl dragged a red�察�bawling infant along the crowded 

ways。     He was hanging back�察�baby´like�察�bracing his wrinkled�察�bare legs。 

     The little girl cried out�此 �Ah�察�Tommie�察�come ahn。 Dere's Jimmie and 

fader。    Don't be a´pullin' me back。; 

     She jerked the baby's   arm impatiently。          He fell   on his face�察  �roaring。 

With a second jerk she pulled him to his feet�察�and they went on。               With the 

obstinacy   of   his   order�察  �he   protested   against   being   dragged   in   a   chosen 

direction。    He made heroic endeavors to keep on his legs�察�denounce his 

sister and consume a bit of orange peeling which he chewed between the 

times of his infantile orations。 

     As the sullen´eyed man�察�followed by the blood´covered boy�察�drew near�察�

the little girl burst into reproachful cries。 ;Ah�察�Jimmie�察�youse bin fightin' 

agin。; 

     The urchin swelled disdainfully。 

     ;Ah�察�what deh hell�察�Mag。         See�拭─�

     The little girl upbraided him�察         �Youse allus fightin'�察�Jimmie�察�an' yeh 

knows it   puts   mudder out   when   yehs   come   home   half dead�察  �an'   it's   like 



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we'll all get a poundin'。; 

     She began to weep。         The babe threw back his head and roared at his 

prospects。 

     ;Ah�察�what deh hell� ─�cried Jimmie。            Shut up er I'll smack yer mout'。 

See�拭─�

     As his sister continued her lamentations�察�he suddenly swore and struck 

her。    The   little   girl   reeled   and�察  �recovering   herself�察  �burst   into   tears   and 

quaveringly  cursed   him。       As   she   slowly   retreated   her   brother   advanced 

dealing her cuffs。      The father heard and turned about。 

     ;Stop that�察�Jim�察�d'yeh hear�拭       �Leave yer sister alone on the street。        It's 

like I can never beat any sense into yer damned wooden head。; 

     The urchin raised his voice in defiance to his parent and continued his 

attacks。    The babe bawled tremendously�察�protesting with great violence。 

During his sister's hasty manoeuvres�察�he was dragged by the arm。 

     Finally   the   procession   plunged   into   one   of   the   gruesome   doorways。 

They crawled up dark stairways and along cold�察�gloomy halls。 At last the 

father pushed open a door and they entered a lighted room in which a large 

woman was rampant。 

     She stopped in a career from a seething stove to a pan´covered table。 

As the father and children filed in she peered at them。 

     ;Eh�察�what�拭     �Been fightin' agin�察�by Gawd� ─          �She threw herself upon 

Jimmie。      The urchin tried to dart behind the others and in the scuffle the 

babe�察   �Tommie�察     �was    knocked     down。      He    protested    with    his  usual 

vehemence�察�because they had bruised his tender shins against a table leg。 

     The   mother's    massive   shoulders      heaved   with   anger。    Grasping     the 

urchin   by   the   neck   and   shoulder   she   shook   him   until   he   rattled。 She 

dragged him to an unholy sink�察�and�察�soaking a rag in water�察�began to scrub 

his lacerated face with it。       Jimmie screamed in pain and tried to twist his 

shoulders out of the clasp of the huge arms。 

     The babe sat on the floor watching the scene�察�his face in contortions 

like that of a woman at a tragedy。          The father�察�with a newly´ladened pipe 

in his mouth�察�crouched on a backless chair near the stove。 Jimmie's cries 

annoyed him。       He turned about and bellowed at his wife�此�



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     ;Let the damned kid alone for a minute�察�will yeh�察�Mary�拭                  �Yer allus 

poundin'   'im。     When   I   come   nights   I   can't   git   no   rest   'cause   yer   allus 

poundin' a kid。      Let up�察�d'yeh hear�拭     �Don't be allus poundin' a kid。; 

     The woman's operations on the urchin instantly increased in violence。 

At    last  she  tossed   him   to  a  corner   where    he  limply    lay  cursing   and 

weeping。 

     The wife put her immense hands on her hips and with a chieftain´like 

stride approached her husband。 

     ;Ho�察─�she said�察�with a great grunt of contempt。           ;An' what in the devil 

are you stickin' your nose for�拭─�

     The babe crawled under the table and�察�turning�察�peered out cautiously。 

The    ragged    girl  retreated   and   the  urchin   in  the  corner   drew    his  legs 

carefully beneath him。 

     The man puffed his pipe calmly and put his great mudded boots on the 

back part of the stove。 

     ;Go teh hell�察─�he murmured�察�tranquilly。 

     The woman screamed and shook her fists before her husband's eyes。 

The   rough   yellow   of   her   face   and   neck   flared   suddenly   crimson。   She 

began to howl。 

     He puffed imperturbably at his pipe for a time�察�but finally arose and 

began to look out at the window into the darkening chaos of back yards。 

     ;You've been drinkin'�察�Mary�察─�he said。          ;You'd better let up on the bot'�察�

ol' woman�察�or you'll git done。; 

     ;You're a liar。    I ain't had a drop�察─�she roared in reply。 

     They had a lurid altercation�察�in which they damned each other's souls 

with frequence。 

     The babe was staring out from under the table�察�his small face working 

in his excitement。 

     The ragged girl went stealthily over to the corner where the urchin lay。 

     ;Are yehs hurted much�察�Jimmie�拭─�she whispered timidly。 

     ;Not a damn bit�       �See�拭─�growled the little boy。 

     ;Will I wash deh blood�拭─�

     ;Naw� ─�



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     ;Will I; 

     ;When I catch dat Riley kid I'll break 'is face�            �Dat's right�     �See�拭─�

     He turned his face to the wall as if resolved to grimly bide his time。 

     In the quarrel between husband and wife�察�the woman was victor。                     The 

man   grabbed   his   hat   and   rushed   from   the   room�察  �apparently   determined 

upon a vengeful drunk。          She followed to the door and thundered at him as 

he made his way down stairs。 

     She returned and stirred up the room until her children were bobbing 

about like bubbles。 

     ;Git   outa   deh   way�察─  �she   persistently   bawled�察  �waving   feet   with   their 

dishevelled   shoes   near   the   heads   of   her   children。   She   shrouded   herself�察�

puffing   and   snorting�察  �in   a   cloud   of   steam   at   the   stove�察  �and   eventually 

extracted a frying´pan full of potatoes that hissed。 

     She    flourished     it。 ;Come       teh  yer   suppers�察   �now�察─   �she   cried  with 

sudden exasperation。         ;Hurry up�察�now�察�er I'll help yeh� ─�

     The children scrambled hastily。           With prodigious clatter they arranged 

themselves   at   table。     The   babe   sat   with   his   feet   dangling   high   from   a 

precarious   infant   chair   and   gorged   his   small   stomach。       Jimmie   forced�察�

with feverish rapidity�察�the grease´enveloped pieces between his wounded 

lips。   Maggie�察�with side glances of   fear of   interruption�察�ate   like   a   small 

pursued tigress。 

     The     mother     sat   blinking     at  them。      She     delivered     reproaches�察�

swallowed   potatoes   and   drank   from  a   yellow´brown   bottle。 After   a   time 

her mood changed and she wept as she carried little Tommie into another 

room and laid him to sleep with his fists doubled in an old quilt of faded 

red and green grandeur。           Then she came and moaned by the stove。 She 

rocked to and fro upon a chair�察�shedding tears and crooning miserably to 

the two children about their ;poor mother; and ;yer fader�察�damn 'is soul。; 

     The little girl plodded between the table and the chair with a dish´pan 

on it。    She tottered on her small legs beneath burdens of dishes。 

     Jimmie sat nursing his various wounds。              He cast furtive glances at his 

mother。      His     practised    eye   perceived     her   gradually     emerge     from   a 

muddled mist of sentiment until her brain burned in drunken heat。                    He sat 



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breathless。 

    Maggie broke a plate。 

    The mother started to her feet as if propelled。 

    ;Good     Gawd�察─   �she  howled。   Her    eyes  glittered  on  her  child  with 

sudden hatred。     The fervent red of her face turned almost to purple。       The 

little boy ran to the halls�察�shrieking like a monk in an earthquake。 

    He    floundered   about   in  darkness   until  he  found   the  stairs。  He 

stumbled�察�panic´stricken�察�to the next floor。     An old woman opened a door。 

A light behind her threw a flare on the urchin's quivering face。 

    ;Eh�察�Gawd�察�child�察�what is it dis time�拭     �Is yer fader beatin' yer mudder�察�

or yer mudder beatin' yer fader�拭─�



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                                   Chapter III 



       Jimmie   and   the   old   woman   listened   long   in   the   hall。   Above   the 

muffled roar   of conversation�察 �the dismal wailings of babies at night�察�the 

thumping of feet in unseen corridors and rooms�察�mingled with the sound 

of   varied   hoarse   shoutings   in   the   street   and   the   rattling   of   wheels   over 

cobbles�察�they heard the screams of the child and the roars of the moth
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