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'By God!'  he ground his teeth with rage  'if yer don't leave me alone, I'll kick the life aht of yer!' BY GOD HE GROUND HIS TEETH WITH RAGE IF YOU DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE I'LL KICK THE LIFE OUT OF YOU
 if it'll mike you 'appy.' He did not understand, but only said: 'You're a good gal, Liza,' and bending down he kissed her gravely on the forehead. Then with a sigh he lifted her down, and getting up left her alone. For a while she sat where he left her, but as she thought of all she had gone through her loneliness and misery overcame her, the tears welled forth, and throwing herself on the bed she buried her face in the pillows. * * * * * Jim stood looking at Liza as she went off with Tom, and his wife watched him jealously. 'It's 'er you're thinkin' abaht. Of course you'd 'ave liked ter tike 'er 'ome yerself, I know, an' leave me to shift for myself.' 'Shut up!' said Jim, angrily turning upon her. 'I shan't shut up,' she answered, raising her voice. 'Nice 'usbind you are. Go' lumme, as good as they mike 'em! Nice thing ter go an' leave yer wife and children for a thing like thet! At your age, too! You oughter be ashimed of yerself. Why, it's like messin' abaht with your own daughter! T ANYTHING ELSE IF YOU WANTS ME TO DO ANYTHING ELSE I'LL DO IT IF IT'LL MAKE YOU HAPPY HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND BUT ONLY SAID YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL ELIZA AND BENDING DOWN HE KISSED HER GRAVELY ON THE FOREHEAD THEN WITH A SIGH HE LIFTED HER DOWN AND GETTING UP LEFT HER ALONE FOR A WHILE SHE SAT WHERE HE LEFT HER BUT AS SHE THOUGHT OF ALL SHE HAD GONE THROUGH HER LONELINESS AND MISERY OVERCAME HER THE TEARS WELLED FORTH AND THROWING HERSELF ON THE BED SHE BURIED HER FACE IN THE PILLOW JIM STOOD LOOKING AT LIZA AS SHE WENT OFF WITH TOM AND HIS WIFE WATCHED HIM JEALOUSLY IT'S HER YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT OF COURSE YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE HER HOME YOURSELF I KNOW AND LEAVE ME TO SHIFT FOR MYSELF SHUT UP SAID JIM ANGRILY TURNING ON HER I SHAN'T SHUT UP SHE ANSWERED RAISING HER VOICE NICE HUSBAND YOU ARE GOLMY AS GOOD AS THEY MAKE EM NICE THING TO GO AND LEAVE YOUR WIFE AND CHILDREN FOR A THING LIKE THAT FOR YOUR AGE TOO YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF WHY IT'S LIKE MESSING ABOUT WITH YOUR OWN DAUGHTER
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