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'Yer might give us a chanst, Liza, you come aht with me one evenin'. You oughter give us all a turn, just ter show there's no ill feelin'.' 'Bli'me if I know wot yer all talkin' abaht. You're all barmy on the crumpet,' said Liza indignantly, and, turning her back on them, made for home. YOU MIGHT GIVE US A CHANCE LIZA YOU COME OUT WITH ME ONE EVENING YOU OUGHT TO GIVE US ALL A TURN JUST TO SHOW THERE'S NO ILL FEELING BLAME ME IF I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE ALL BAR ME ON THE TRUMPET SAID LIZA INDIGNANTLY AND TURNING HER BACK ON THEM MADE FOR HOME
id one of a group to her one day. 'You're overworkin' yerself, you are,' said another. 'Married life don't agree with Liza, thet's wot it is,' added a third. ''Oo d'yer think yer gettin' at? I ain't married, an' never like ter be,' she answered. 'Liza 'as all the pleasures of a 'usband an' none of the trouble.' 'Bli'me if I know wot yer mean!' said Liza. 'Na, of course not; you don't know nothin', do yer?' 'Innocent as a bibe. Our Father which art in 'eaven!' ''Aven't been in London long, 'ave yer?' They spoke in chorus, and Liza stood in front of them, bewildered, not knowing what to answer. 'Don't you mike no mistake abaht it, Liza knows a thing or two.' 'O me darlin', I love yer fit to kill, but tike care your missus ain't round the corner.' This was particularly bold, and they all laughed. Liza felt very uncomfortable, and fiddled about with her apron, wondering how she should get away. 'Tike care yer don't git into trouble, thet's all,' said one of the men, with burlesque gravity. THEN THE FELLOWS ABOUT THE STREET BEGAN TO CHAFFER YOU LOOK PALE SAID ONE OF A GROUP TO HER ONE DAY YOU'RE OVERWORKIN YOURSELF YOU ARE SAID ANOTHER MARRIED LIFE DON'T AGREE WITH LIZA THAT'S WHAT IT IS ADDED A THIRD WHO'D YOU THINK YOU GETTING AT I AM MARRIED AND NEVER LIKE TO BE SHE ANSWERED LIZA HAS ALL THE PLEASURES OF A HUSBAND AND NONE OTHER TROUBLE BLI ME IF I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN SAID LIZA NO OF COURSE NOT YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING DEAR INNOCENT AS A BABE OUR FATHER WOULD CHAR IN HEAVEN HAVEN'T BEEN IN LONDON LONG HAVE YE THEY SPOKE IN CHORUS AND LIZA STOOD IN FRONT OF THEM BEWILDERED NOT KNOWING WHAT TO ANSWER DON'T YOU MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT LIZA KNOWS A THING OR TWO OH ME DARLING I LOVE YOU FIT TO KILL BUT TAKE CARE YOU'RE MISSUS SAME ROUND THE CORNER THIS WAS PARTICULARLY BOLD AND THEY ALL LAUGHED LIZA FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND FIDDLED ABOUT WITH HER APRON WONDERING HOW SHE COULD GET AWAY TAKE CARE YOU DON'T GET INTO TROUBLE THAT'S ALL SAID ONE OF THE MEN BUT BURLESQUE GRAVITY
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