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Liza knew he had seen her, and as she walked by pretended not to have noticed him. To her disgust, he let her pass, and she was thinking he hadn't seen her after all, when she heard him call her name. 'Liza!' She turned round and started with surprise very well imitated. 'I didn't see you was there!' she said. LIZA KNEW HE HAD SEEN HER AND AS SHE WALKED BY PRETENDED NOT TO HAVE NOTICED HIM TO HER DISGUST HE LET HER PASS AND SHE WAS THINKING HE HADN'T SEEN HER AFTER ALL WHEN SHE HEARD HIM CALL HER NAME LAZA SHE TURNED ROUND AND STARTED WITH SURPRISE VERY WELL IMITATED I DIDN'T SEE HE WAS THERE SHE SAID
l, 'e says, "I'll git a licence." "Na," says I, "'ave the banns read aht in church: it seems more reg'lar like to 'ave banns; so they're goin' ter be read aht next Sunday. You'll come with me 'an 'ear them, won't yer, Liza?"' 'Yus, I don't mind.' On the way home Sally insisted on stopping in front of the poster and explaining to Liza all about the scene represented. 'Oh, you give me the sick with your "Fital Card", you do! I'm goin' 'ome.' And she left Sally in the midst of her explanation. 'I dunno wot's up with Liza,' remarked Sally to a mutual friend. 'She's always got the needle, some'ow.' 'Oh, she's barmy,' answered the friend. 'Well, I do think she's a bit dotty sometimes--I do really,' rejoined Sally. Liza walked homewards, thinking of the play; at length she tossed her head impatiently. 'I don't want ter see the blasted thing; an' if I see that there Jim I'll tell 'im so; swop me bob, I will.' She did see him; he was leaning with his back against the wall of his house, smoking. E'RE GOING TO BE MARRIED IN THREE WEEKS NOW HARRY SAID WELL HE SAYS I'LL GET YOUR LICENCE NOW SAYS I HAVE THE BANDS READ OUT IN CHURCH IT SEEMS MORE REGULAR LARK TO HAVE BANDS SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE READ OUT NEXT SUNDAY YOU'LL COME WITH ME AND HEAR THEM WON'T YOU ELIZA YES I DON'T MIND ON THE WAY HOME SALLIE INSISTED ON STOPPING IN FRONT OF THE POSTER AND EXPLAINING TO LIZA ALL ABOUT THE SCENE REPRESENTED OH YOU GIVE ME THE SICK WITH YOUR FIGHT OR CARD YOU DO I'M GOING HOME AND SHE LEFT SALLIE IN THE MIDST OF HER EXPLANATION I DUNNO WHAT'S UP ELIZA REMARKED SALLIE TO A MUTUAL FRIEND SHE'S ALWAYS GOT THE NEEDLE SOMEHOW OH SHE'S BALMY ANSWERED THE FRIEND WELL I DO THINK SHE'S A BIT DOTTY SOMETIMES I DO REALLY REJOINED SALLIE LIZA WALKED HOMEWARDS THINKING OF THE PLAY AT LENGTH SHE TOSSED HER HEAD IMPATIENTLY I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE BLASTED THING AND IF I SEE THAT THERE JIM I' TELL HIM SO SWAT ME BOB I WILL SHE DID SEE HIM HE WAS LEANING WITH HIS BACK AGAINST THE WALL OF HIS HOUSE SMOKING
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