[55] Thismakesherlaugh, , verykeen, senseoftheridiculous; andsometimeorothershewillamusebushmenwiththestory.
[56] “tohaveagoodcry”, asshesaid — andtheoldcatrubbedagainstherdressand “criedtoo”.Thenshehadtolaugh.
[57] ; hedrawshimselfafewinchesnearerthepartition, , , , — ablackone — comesslowlyout, aboutafoot, , , andthereptile, asthoughsuddenlyawareofdanger, stickshisheadinthroughthecrackontheothersideoftheslab, , , forhisnoseislarge, andthesnake’, , thudcomesthewoman’, — ablackbrute, , , heavydog, , seizeshisstick, andtriestogetoutofbed, , thud — thesnake’, thud — itsheadiscrushed, andAlligator’snoseskinnedagain.
[58] Sheliftsthemangledreptileonthepointofherstick, carriesittothefire, andthrowsitin; ’shead, andallthefierce, , -leggedboystandsforamomentinhisshirt, , seesthetearsinhereyes, and, throwinghisarmsroundherneckexclaims:
[59] “Mother, Iwon’tnevergodrovin’; blarstmeifIdo!”
[60] Andshehugshimtoherworn-outbreastandkisseshim; andtheysitthustogetherwhilethesicklydaylightbreaksoverthebush.
Notes
HenryLawson: , Lawsonisamongthebest-knownAustralianpoetsandfictionwritersofthecolonialperiodandisoftencalledAustralia’s “greatestwriter”.
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1) Wheredoesthewomanlive? Whatkindofenvironmentdoesshelivein? Whodoesshelivewithinherhouse?
2) Whatdoesshefindinherhouseatthebeginningofthestory? Isshefrightened?
3) Whatdoesshedothenwhenshelosestrackofthesnake?
4) Howwouldyoudescribeherhusband? Whatkindofmanishe? Doyouthinkheisagoodhusband?
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