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Liza grew very red and quickly looked to see if anyone had noticed the incident. A couple of youths, sitting on the pavement, had seen it, and she saw them nudge one another and wink. Then the fellows about the street began to chaff her. 'You look pale,' said one of a group to her one day. 'You're overworkin' yerself, you are,' said another. ELIZA GREW VERY RED AND QUICKLY LOOKED TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD NOTICED THE INCIDENT A COUPLE OF YOUTHS SITTING ON THE PAVEMENT HAD SEEN IT AND SHE SAW THEM NUDGE ONE ANOTHER AND WINK THEN THE FELLOWS ABOUT THE STREET BEGAN TO CHAFFER YOU LOOK PALE SAID ONE OF A GROUP TO HER ONE DAY YOU'RE OVERWORKIN YOURSELF YOU ARE SAID ANOTHER
ened 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. 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. 'Good evenin',' she had replied sulkily, with her back still turned. After that Liza noticed that Polly avoided her. 'Wot's up, Polly?' she said to her one day. 'You never speaks now; 'ave you 'ad yer tongue cut aht?' 'Me? I ain't got nothin' ter speak abaht, thet I knows of,' answered Polly, abruptly walking off. YES 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 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 GOOD EVENING SHE HAD REPLIED SULKILY WITH HER BACK STILL TURNED AFTER THAT ELIZA NOTICED THAT POLLY AVOIDED HER WHAT'S UP POLLY SHE SAID TO HER ONE DAY YOU NEVER SPEAKS NOW HAVE YOU HAD YOUR TONGUE CUT OUT ME I CAN GET NOTHING TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT UNOWES OF ANSWERED POLLY ABRUPTLY WALKING OFF
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