What odds , Mrs. Dilber ? '' said the woman . `` Every person has a right to take care of themselves . He always did ! '' `` That 's true , indeed ! '' said the laundress . `` No man more so . '' `` Why , then , do n't stand staring as if you was afraid , woman ! Who 's the wiser ? We 're not going to pick holes in each other 's coats , I suppose ? '' `` No , indeed ! '' said Mrs. Dilber and the man together . `` We should hope not . '' `` Very well , then ! '' cried the woman . `` That 's enough . Who 's the worse for the loss of a few things like these ? Not a dead man , I suppose ? '' `` No , indeed , '' said Mrs. Dilber , laughing . `` If he wanted to keep 'em after he was dead , a wicked old screw , '' pursued the woman , `` why was n't he natural in his lifetime ?
XXXXX he had been , he 'd have had somebody to look after him when he was struck with Death , instead of lying gasping out his last there , alone by himself . ''
Dilber If after for in laundress like of right to