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He was n't in the room ` arf an hour altogether , and he charged pore Sam a shilling ; but wot ` urt Sam even more than that was to hear ` im go off downstairs whistling as cheerful as if there was n't a dying man within a ` undred miles . Peter and Ginger Dick took turns to be with Sam that morning , but in the arternoon the landlady 's mother , an old lady who was almost as fat as Sam ` imself , came up to look arter ` im a bit . She sat on a chair by the side of ` is bed and tried to amuse ` im by telling ` im of all the death - beds she 'd been at , and partikler of one man , the living image of Sam , who passed away in his sleep . It was past ten o'clock when Peter and Ginger came ` ome , but they found pore Sam still awake and sitting up in bed holding ` is eyes open with his fingers . -LSB- Illustration : `` She asked ` im whether ` e 'd got a fancy for any partikler spot to be buried in . '' -RSB- Sam had another shilling 's - worth the next day , and ` is medicine was changed for the worse . If anything he seemed a trifle better , but the landlady 's mother , wot came up to nurse ` im agin , said it was a bad sign , and that people often brightened up just afore the end .