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Close behind struck a church clock  one. 'Bless my soul!' said Liza, starting, 'there's one o'clock. I must get 'ome.' CLOSE BEHIND STRUCK A CHURCH CLOCK ONE BLESS MY SOUL SAID LIZA STARTING THERE'S ONE O'CLOCK I MUST GET HOME
im only laughed, and she made no effort to disengage herself. They sat there for a long while in silence; the beer had got to Liza's head, and the warm night air filled her with a double intoxication. She felt the arm round her waist, and the big, heavy form pressing against her side; she experienced again the curious sensation as if her heart were about to burst, and it choked her--a feeling so oppressive and painful it almost made her feel sick. Her hands began to tremble, and her breathing grew rapid, as though she were suffocating. Almost fainting, she swayed over towards the man, and a cold shiver ran through her from top to toe. Jim bent over her, and, taking her in both arms, he pressed his lips to hers in a long, passionate kiss. At last, panting for breath, she turned her head away and groaned. Then they again sat for a long while in silence, Liza full of a strange happiness, feeling as if she could laugh aloud hysterically, but restrained by the calm and silence of the night. ID IN APT MISQUOTATION OF THE MELODRAMA BUT JIM ONLY LAUGHED AND SHE MADE NO EFFORT TO DISENGAGE HERSELF THEY SAT THERE FOR A LONG WHILE IN SILENCE THE BIER HAD GOT TO LIZA'S HEAD AND THE WARM NIGHT AIR FILLED HER WITH A DOUBLE INTOXICATION SHE FELT THE ARM ROUND HER WAIST AND THE BIG HEAVY FORM PRESSING AGAINST HER SIDE SHE EXPERIENCED AGAIN THE MOST CURIOUS SENSATION AS IF HER HEART WERE ABOUT TO BURST AND IT CHOKED HER A FEELING SO OPPRESSIVE AND PAINFUL ALMOST MADE HER FEEL SICK HER HANDS BEGAN TO TREMBLE AND HER BREATH GREW RAPID AS THOUGH SHE WAS SUFFOCATING ALMOST FAINTING SHE SWAYED OVER TOWARDS THE MAN A COLD SHIVER RAN THROUGH HER FROM TOP TO TOE JIM BENT OVER AND TAKING HER IN BOTH ARMS HE PRESSED HIS LIPS TO HERS IN A LONG PASSIONATE KISS AT LAST PANTING FOR BREATH SHE TURNED HER HEAD AWAY AND GROANED THEN THEY SAT FOR A LONG WHILE IN SILENCE LIZA FULL OF A STRANGE HAPPINESS FEELING AS IF SHE COULD LAUGH ALOUD HYSTERICALLY BUT RESTRAINED BY THE CALM AND SILENCE OF THE NIGHT
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