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They saw she was not to be drawn, and leaving her, set to their game. She watched them for some time, but her thoughts gradually lost themselves, and insensibly her mind was filled with a burly form, and she was again thinking of Jim. THEY SAW SHE WAS NOT TO BE DRAWN AND LEAVING HER SET TO THEIR GAME SHE WATCHED THEM FOR SOME TIME BUT HER THOUGHTS GRADUALLY LOST THEMSELVES AND INSENSIBLY HER MIND WAS FILLED WITH A BURLY FORM AND SHE WAS AGAIN THINKING OF JIM
came along with a bat and a ball, and fixed upon the road just in front of her for their pitch. Taking off their coats they piled them up at the two ends, and were ready to begin. 'I say, old gal,' said one of them to Liza, 'come an' have a gime of cricket, will yer?' 'Na, Bob, I'm tired.' 'Come on!' 'Na, I tell you I won't.' 'She was on the booze yesterday, an' she ain't got over it,' cried another boy. 'I'll swipe yer over the snitch!' replied Liza to him, and then on being asked again, said: 'Leave me alone, won't yer?' 'Liza's got the needle ter-night, thet's flat,' commented a third member of the team. 'I wouldn't drink if I was you, Liza,' added another, with mock gravity. 'It's a bad 'abit ter git into,' and he began rolling and swaying about like a drunken man. If Liza had been 'in form' she would have gone straight away and given the whole lot of them a sample of her strength; but she was only rather bored and vexed that they should disturb her quietness, so she let them talk. ET OF THE EVENING BUT LIZA COULD NOT BE LEFT ALONE FOR LONG SEVERAL BOYS CAME ALONG WITH A BATTEN BALL AND FIXED UPON THE ROAD JUST IN FRONT OF HER FOR THEIR PITCH TAKING OFF THEIR COATS THEY PILED THEM AT THE TWO ENDS AND WERE READY TO BEGIN I SAY OLD GAL SAID ONE OF THEM TO LIZA COME AND HAVE A GAME A CRICKET WILL YOU NOW BOB I'M TIRED COME ON NA I TELL YOU I WON'T SHE WAS ON THE BOOZE YESTERDAY AND SHE AIN'T GOT OVER IT CRIED ANOTHER BOY I'LL SWIPE YOU OVER THE SNITCH REPLIED LIZA TO HIM AND THEN ON BEING ASKED AGAIN SAID LEAVE ME ALONE WON'T YOU LIZA'S GOT THE NEEDLE TO NIGHT THAT'S FLAT COMMENTED A THIRD MEMBER OF THE TEAM I WOULDN'T DRINK IF I WAS YOU LIZA ADDED ANOTHER WITH MOCK GRAVITY IT'S A BAD ABBOT TO GET INTO HE BEGAN ROLLING AND SWAYING ABOUT LIKE A DRUNKEN MAN IF LIZA HAD BEEN INFORMED SHE WOULD HAVE GONE STRAIGHTWAY AND GIVEN THE WHOLE LOT OF THEM A SAMPLE OF HER STRENGTH BUT SHE WAS ONLY RATHER BORED AND VEXED THAT THEY SHOULD DISTURB HER QUIETNESS SO SHE LET THEM TALK
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