English Subtitles

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My name is Frances Hill.

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But all who know me call me Fanny.
I was born in a small village

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some 200 miles from London.
My parents were poor, but honest,

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but whilst I was still a young girl
they were carried off by the smallpox.

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Leaving me defenceless
and almost destitute.

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My fortune contained in a pouch
consisted of just 17 shillings,

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and my sole possessions
could be packed in a carpet bag.

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Having paid my fare and clutching
both bag and pouch in my hands,

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