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When they got back to Chingford they saw Tom standing in solitude looking at them. Liza was struck by the woebegone expression on his face; she felt she had been cruel to him, and leaving the Blakestons went up to him. 'I say, Tom,' she said, 'don't tike on so; I didn't mean it.' WHEN THEY GOT BACK TO CHINGFORD THEY SAW TOM STANDING IN SOLITUDE LOOKING AT THEM ELIZA WAS STRUCK BY THE WOEBEGONE EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE SHE FELT SHE HAD BEEN CRUEL TO HIM AND LEAVING THE BLAKSTONS WENT UP TO HIM I SAY TOM SHE SAID DON'T TAKE ON SO I DIDN'T MEAN IT
or him, and he hated her--but all the same, he was a poor foolish thing in love, and he began to feel that perhaps he had been a little exacting and a little forward to take offence. And then he wished he had never said anything, and he wanted so much to see her and make it up. He made his way back to Chingford, hoping she would not make him wait too long. Liza was a little surprised when Tom turned and left them. 'Wot 'as 'e got the needle abaht?' she said. 'Why, 'e's jealous,' answered Jim, with a laugh. 'Tom jealous?' 'Yus; 'e's jealous of me.' 'Well, 'e ain't got no cause ter be jealous of anyone--that 'e ain't!' said Liza, and continued by telling him all about Tom: how he had wanted to marry her and she wouldn't have him, and how she had only agreed to come to Chingford with him on the understanding that she should preserve her entire freedom. Jim listened sympathetically, but his wife paid no attention; she was doubtless engaged in thought respecting her household or her family. AKESTON SHE WOULDN'T EVER DO ANYTHING FOR HIM AND HE HATED HER BUT ALL THE SAME HE WAS A POOR FOOLISH THING IN LOVE AND HE BEGAN TO FEEL THAT PERHAPS HE HAD BEEN A LITTLE EXACTING AND A LITTLE FORWARD TO TAKE OFFENCE AND THEN HE WISHED HE HAD NEVER SAID ANYTHING AND HE WANTED SO MUCH TO SEE HER AND MAKE IT UP HE MADE HIS WAY BACK TO CHINGFORD HOPING SHE WOULD NOT MAKE HIM WAIT TOO LONG LIZA WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED WHEN TOM TURNED AND LEFT THEM WHY'S HE GOT THE NEEDLE ABOUT SHE SAID WHY HE'S JEALOUS ANSWERED JIM WITH A LAUGH TOM JEALOUS YES HE'S JEALOUS OF ME WELL HE AIN'T GOT NO CAUSE TO BE JEALOUS OF ANYONE THAT HE AIN'T SAID LIZA AND CONTINUED BY TELLING HIM ALL ABOUT TOM HOW HE HAD WANTED TO MARRY HER AND HOW SHE WOULDN'T HAVE HIM AND HOW SHE HAD ONLY AREED TO COME TO CHINGFORD WITH HIM ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SHE SHOULD PRESERVE HER ENTIRE FREEDOM JIM LISTENED SYMPATHETICALLY BUT HIS WIFE PAID NO ATTENTION SHE WAS DOUBTLESS ENGAGED IN THOUGHT RESPECTING HER HOUSEHOLD OR HER FAMILY
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