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It was Jim Blakeston. She started a little and began trembling so that Tom noticed it, and whispered: 'You're cold, Liza.' 'Na, I'm not, Tom; it's only a sort of shiver thet went through me.' His arm gave her waist a squeeze, and at the same time the big rough hand pressed her little one. IT WAS JIM BLAKESTON SHE STARTED A LITTLE AND BEGAN TREMBLING SO THAT TOM NOTICED IT AND WHISPERED YOU'RE COLD LIZA NOW I'M NOT TOM IT'S ONLY A SORT OF SHIVER THAT WENT THROUGH ME HIS ARM GAVE HER WAIST A SQUEEZE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE BIG ROUGH HAND PRESSED HER LITTLE ONE
seat together, Liza being between the two men. Tom was perfectly happy, and only wished that they might go on so for ever. Gradually as they drove along they became quieter, their singing ceased, and they talked in undertones. Some of them slept; Sally and her young man were leaning up against one another, slumbering quite peacefully. The night was beautiful, the sky still blue, very dark, scattered over with countless brilliant stars, and Liza, as she looked up at the heavens, felt a certain emotion, as if she wished to be taken in someone's arms, or feel some strong man's caress; and there was in her heart a strange sensation as though it were growing big. She stopped speaking, and all four were silent. Then slowly she felt Tom's arm steal round her waist, cautiously, as though it were afraid of being there; this time both she and Tom were happy. But suddenly there was a movement on the other side of her, a hand was advanced along her leg, and her hand was grasped and gently pressed.  AND THE BLAKTONS HAD GOT A SEAT TOGETHER LIZA BEING BETWEEN THE TWO MEN TOM WAS PERFECTLY HAPPY AND ONLY WISHED THAT THEY MIGHT GO ON SO FOR EVER GRADUALLY AS THEY DROVE ALONG THEY BECAME QUIETER THEIR SINGING CEASED AND THEY TALKED IN UNDERTONES SOME OF THEM SLEPT SALLIE AND HER YOUNG MAN WERE LEANING UP AGAINST ONE ANOTHER SLUMBERING QUITE PEACEFULLY THE NIGHT WAS BEAUTIFUL THE SKY STILL BLUE VERY DARK SCATTERED OVER WITH COUNTLESS BRILLIANT STARS AND LIZA AS SHE LOOKED UP AT THE HEAVENS FELT A CERTAIN EMOTION AS IF SHE WISHED TO BE TAKEN IN SOMEONE'S ARMS OR FEEL SOME STRONG MAN'S CARESS AND THERE WAS IN HER HEART A STRANGE SENSATION AS THOUGH IT WERE GROWING BIG SHE STOPPED SPEAKING AND ALL FOUR WERE SILENT THEN SLOWLY SHE FELT TOM'S ARM STEAL ROUND HER WAIST CAUTIOUSLY AS THOUGH IT WERE AFRAID OF BEING THERE THIS TIME BOTH SHE AND TOM WERE HAPPY BUT SUDDENLY THERE WAS A MOVEMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HER A HAND WAS ADVANCED ALONG HER LEG AND HER HAND WAS GRASPED AND GENTLY PRESSED
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