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Liza knew all the other passengers, and now that everyone was settled down and had got over the excitement of departure, they had time to greet one another. LIZA KNEW ALL THE OTHER PASSENGERS AND NOW THAT EVERYONE WAS SETTLED DOWN AND HAD GOT OVER THE EXCITEMENT OF DEPARTURE THEY HAD TIME TO GREET ONE ANOTHER
rs. Blakeston, 'my youngster's been dahn with the measles, an' I've 'ad my work cut out lookin' after 'im.' 'Oh, an' is 'e all right now?' 'Yus, 'e's gettin' on fine, an' Jim wanted ter go ter Chingford ter-day, an' 'e says ter me, well, 'e says, "You come along ter Chingford, too; it'll do you good." An' 'e says, "You can leave Polly"--she's my eldest, yer know--"you can leave Polly," says 'e, "ter look after the kids." So I says, "Well, I don't mind if I do," says I.' Meanwhile Liza was looking at her. First she noticed her dress: she wore a black cloak and a funny, old-fashioned black bonnet; then examining the woman herself, she saw a middle-sized, stout person anywhere between thirty and forty years old. She had a large, fat face with a big mouth, and her hair was curiously done, parted in the middle and plastered down on each side of the head in little plaits. One could see that she was a woman of great strength, notwithstanding evident traces of hard work and much child-bearing. H HAVE YOU SAID LIZA BY WAY OF MAKING THE ACQUAINTANCE NA ANSWERED MISSUS BLAKESTON MY YOUNGSTER'S BEEN DOWN WITH THE MEASLES AND I'VE HAD MY WORK CUT OUT LOOKIN AFTER HIM OH AND IS HE ALL RIGHT NOW YES HE'S GETTIN ON BY AN AND JIM WANT TO GO TO CHINGFORD TO DAY AND HE SAYS TO ME WELL HE SAYS YOU COME ALONG TO CHINGFORD TOO IT'LL DO YOU GOOD AND HE SAYS YOU CAN LEAVE POLLY SHE' MY ELDEST YOU KNOW YOU CAN LEAVE POLLY SAYS HE TO LOOK AFTER THE KIDS SO I SAYS WELL I DON'T MIND IF I DO SAYS I MEANWHILE LIZA WAS LOOKING AT HER FIRST SHE NOTICED HER DRESS SHE WORE A BLACK COAT AND A FUNNY OLD FASHIONED BLACK BONNET THEN EXAMINING THE WOMAN HERSELF SHE SAW A MIDDLE SIZED STOUT PERSON ANYWHERE BETWEEN THIRTY AND FORTY YEARS OLD SHE HAD A LARGE FAT FACE WITH A BIG MOUTH AND HER HAIR WAS CURIOUSLY PARTED IN THE MIDDLE AND PLASTERED DOWN ON EACH SIDE OF THE HEAD IN LITTLE PLAITS ONE COULD SEE THAT SHE WAS A WOMAN OF GREAT STRENGTH NOTWITHSTANDING EVIDENT TRACES OF HARD WORK AND MUCH CHILD BEARING
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