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After the heat of the day there would be a gentle breeze in the park, and they would take in long breaths of the air; it seemed far away from London, it was so quiet and cool; and Liza, as she lay by Jim's side, felt her love for him overflowing to the rest of the world and enveloping mankind itself in a kind of grateful happiness. AFTER THE HEAT OF THE DAY THERE WOULD BE A GENTLE BREEZE IN THE PARK AND THEY WOULD TAKE IN LONG BREATHS OF THE AIR IT SEEMED FAR AWAY FROM LONDON IT WAS SO QUIET AND COOL AND LIZA AS SHE LAY BY JIM'S SIDE FELT HER LOVE FOR HIM OVERFLOWING TO THE REST OF THE WORLD AND ENVELOPING MANKIND ITSELF IN A KIND OF GRATEFUL HAPPINESS
says to me, "Wot cheer," says 'e, "I'm goin' ter Vaux'all, come an' walk a bit of the wy with us." "Arright," says I, "I don't mind if I do."' One man winked, and another said: 'Go it, Liza!' She fired up with the dignity of outraged innocence. 'Wot d'yer mean by thet?' she said; 'd'yer think I'm kiddin'?' 'Kiddin'? No! You've only just come up from the country, ain't yer?' 'Think I'm kidding? What d'yer think I want ter kid for? Liars never believe anyone, thet's fact.' 'Na then, Liza, don't be saucy.' 'Saucy! I'll smack yer in the eye if yer sy much ter me. Come on,' she said to Jim, who had been standing sheepishly by; and they walked away. The men shouted: 'Now we shan't be long!' and went off laughing. After that they decided to go where there was no chance at all of their being seen. They did not meet till they got over Westminster Bridge, and thence they made their way into the park; they would lie down on the grass in one another's arms, and thus spend the long summer evenings. T ON WHO SHOULD I SEE JUST PASSING THE HOSPITAL BUT THIS ERE COVE AND HE SAYS TO ME WHAT CHEER SAYS HE I'M GOING TO VAUXHALL COME AND WALK A BIT OF THE WAY WITH US ALL RIGHT SAYS I I DON'T MIND IF I DO ONE MAN WINKED AND ANOTHER SAID GO IT LIZA SHE FIRED UP WITH THE DIGNITY OF OUTRAGED INNOCENCE WHAT'S YOU MEAN BY THAT SHE SAID YOU THINK I'M KIDDEN KIDDEN NO YOU'VE ONLY JUST COME UP FROM THE COUNTRY AIN'T YOU THINK I'M KIDDING WHAT'D YOU THINK I WANT TO KID FOR LIARS NEVER BELIEVE ANY ONE THAT'S FACT NOW THEN LIZA DON'T BE SAUCY SAUCY I'LL SMACK YOU IN THE EYE IF YOU SAY MUCH TO ME COME ON SHE SAID TO JIM WHO HAD BEEN STANDING SHEEPISHLY BY AND THEY WALKED AWAY THE MEN SHOUTED NOW WE SHA'N'T BE LONG AND WENT OFF LAUGHING AFTER THAT THEY DECIDED TO GO WHERE THERE WAS NO CHANCE AT ALL OF BEING SEEN THEY DID NOT MEET TILL THEY GOT OVER WESTMINS BRIDGE AND THENCE THEY MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE PARK THEY WOULD LIE DOWN ON THE GRASS IN ONE ANOTHER'S ARMS AND THUS SPEND THE LONG SUMMER EVENINGS
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