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The previous night, on coming home after the day's work and bidding her 'Good evenin',' she had turned her back on him without answering. 'Can't you answer when you're spoke to?' he had said. THE PREVIOUS NIGHT ON COMING HOME AFTER THE DAY'S WORK AND BIDDING HER GOOD EVENING SHE HAD TURNED HER BACK ON HIM WITHOUT ANSWERING CAN'T YOU ANSWER WHEN YOU SPOKE TO HE HAD SAID
eve that there was any change in them, and Jim who had observed nothing, persuaded her that it was all fancy. But gradually it became clearer, and Jim had to agree with her that somehow or other people had found out. Once when Liza had been talking to Polly, Jim's daughter, Mrs. Blakeston had called her, and when the girl had come to her mother Liza saw that she spoke angrily, and they both looked across at her. When Liza caught Mrs. Blakeston's eye she saw in her face a surly scowl, which almost frightened her; she wanted to brave it out, and stepped forward a little to go and speak with the woman, but Mrs. Blakeston, standing still, looked so angrily at her that she was afraid to. When she told Jim his face grew dark, and he said: 'Blast the woman! I'll give 'er wot for if she says anythin' ter you.' 'Don't strike 'er, wotever 'appens, will yer, Jim?' said Liza. 'She'd better tike care then!' he answered, and he told her that lately his wife had been sulking, and not speaking to him. ME SHE WAS UNWILLING TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ANY CHANGE IN THEM AND JIM WHO HAD OBSERVED NOTHING PERSUADED HER THAT IT WAS ALL FANCY BUT GRADUALLY IT BECAME CLEARER AND JIM HAD TO AGREE WITH HER THAT SOME HOUR OR OTHER PEOPLE HAD FOUND OUT ONCE WHEN LIZA HAD BEEN TALKING TO POLLY JIM'S DAUGHTER MISSUS BLAKESTON HAD CALLED HER WHEN THE GIRL HAD COME TO HER MOTHER ELIZA SAW THAT SHE SPOKE ANGRILY AND THEY BOTH LOOKED ACROSS AT HER WHEN ELIZA CAUGHT MISSUS BLAKESTON'S EYES SHE SAW IN HER FACE A SURLY SCOWL WHICH ALMOST FRIGHTENED HER SHE WANTED TO BRAVE IT OUT AND STEPPED FORWARD A LITTLE TO GO AND SPEAK WITH THE WOMAN BUT MISSUS BLAKESTON STANDING STILL LOOKED SO ANGRILY AT HER THAT SHE WAS AFRAID TO WHEN SHE TOLD JIM HIS FACE GREW DARK AND HE SAID BLAST THE WOMAN I'LL GIVE HER WHAT FOR IF SHE SAYS ANYTHING TO YOU DON'T STRIKE HER WHATEVER HAPPENS WILL YOU JIM SAID LIZA SHE'D BETTER TAKE CARE THEN HE ANSWERED AND HE TOLD HER THAT LATELY HIS WIFE HAD BEEN SULKING AND NOT SPEAKING TO HIM
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