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After all, she didn't see why that should prevent her; there really was no need to refuse for that. She began to think she had acted foolishly: it didn't do anyone any good that she refused to go out with Tom, and no one thought it anything specially fine that she should renounce her pleasure. Sally merely thought her a fool. AFTER ALL SHE DIDN'T SEE WHY THAT SHOULD PREVENT HER THERE REALLY WAS NO NEED TO REFUSE FOR THAT SHE BEGAN TO THINK SHE HAD ACTED FOOLISHLY IT DIDN'T DO ANY GOOD THAT SHE REFUSED TO GO OUT WITH TOM AND NO ONE THOUGHT IT ANYTHING SPECIALLY FINE THAT SHE SHOULD RENOUNCE HER PLEASURE SALLIE MILLY THOUGHT HER A FOOL
 public-house with a horn in his hand; her heart gave a great jump, for if there was anything she adored it was to drive along to the tootling of a horn. She really felt it was very hard lines that she must stay at home when all these people were going to have such a fine time; and they were all so merry, and she could picture to herself so well the delights of the drive and the picnic. She felt very much inclined to cry. But she mustn't go, and she wouldn't go: she repeated that to herself twice as the trumpeter gave a preliminary tootle. Two more people hurried along, and when they came near Liza saw that they were Jim Blakeston and a woman whom she supposed to be his wife. 'Are you comin', Liza?' Jim said to her. 'No,' she answered. 'I didn't know you was goin'.' 'I wish you was comin',' he replied, 'we shall 'ave a game.' She could only just keep back the sobs; she so wished she were going. It did seem hard that she must remain behind; and all because she wasn't going to marry Tom. T SULLENLY AT THAT MOMENT A MAN CAME OUT OF THE PUBLIC HOUSE WITH A HORN IN HIS HAND HER HEART GAVE A GREAT JUMP FOR IF THERE WAS ANYTHING SHE ADORED IT WAS TO DRIVE ALONG TO THE TOOTING OF A HORN SHE REALLY FELT IT WAS VERY HARD LINES THAT SHE MUST STAY AT HOME WHEN ALL THESE PEOPLE WERE GOING TO HAVE SUCH A FINE TIME AND THEY WERE ALL SO MERRY SHE COULD PICTURE TO HERSELF SO WELL THE DELIGHTS OF THE DRIVE AND THE PICNIC SHE FELT VERY MUCH INCLINED TO CRY BUT SHE MUSTN'T GO AND SHE WOULDN'T GO SHE REPEATED THAT TO HERSELF TWICE AS THE TRUMPETER GAVE A PRELIMINARY TOOTLE TWO MORE PEOPLE HURRIED ALONG WHEN THEY CAME NEAR LIZA SAW THAT THEY WERE JIM BLAKESTON AND A WOMAN WHOM SHE SUPPOSED TO BE HIS WIFE ARE YOU COMIN LIZA JIM SAID TO HER NO SHE ANSWERED I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WAS GOING I WISH SHE WAS COMIN HE REPLIED WE SHALL HAVE AGAIN SHE COULD ONLY JUST KEEP BACK THE SOBS SHE SO WISHED SHE WERE GOING IT DID SEEM HARD THAT SHE MUST REMAIN BEHIND AND ALL BECAUSE SHE WASN'T GOING TO MARRY TOM
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