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That night she told Jim, and tried to make a joke of it. 'I say, Jim, your missus  she says she's goin' ter give me socks if she catches me.' 'My missus! 'Ow d'yer know?' 'She's been tellin' people in the street.' THAT NIGHT SHE TOLD JIM AND TRIED TO MAKE A JOKE OF IT I SAY JIM YOU'RE MISSUS SHE SAYS SHE'S GOIN TO GIVE ME SOCKS IF SHE CATCHES ME MY MISSUS HOW'D YOU KNOW SHE'S BEEN TELLING PEOPLE IN THE STREET
care of yerself!' 'Tike care of meself--why?' asked Liza, in surprise. 'Yer know wot I mean.' 'Na, I'm darned if I do.' 'Thet there Mrs. Blakeston, she's lookin' aht for you.' 'Mrs. Blakeston!' Liza was startled. 'Yus; she says she's goin' ter give you somethin' if she can git 'old on yer. I should advise yer ter tike care.' 'Me?' said Liza. Sally looked away, so as not to see the other's face. 'She says as 'ow yer've been messin' abaht with 'er old man.' Liza didn't say anything, and Sally, repeating her good-bye, slid off. Liza felt a chill run through her. She had several times noticed a scowl and a look of anger on Mrs. Blakeston's face, and she had avoided her as much as possible; but she had no idea that the woman meant to do anything to her. She was very frightened, a cold sweat broke out over her face. If Mrs. Blakeston got hold of her she would be helpless, she was so small and weak, while the other was strong and muscular. Liza wondered what she would do if she did catch her.  SHE SAID GOOD BYE AND THEN RATHER AWKWARDLY SAY LIZA TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF TAKE CARE OF MYSELF WHY ASKED LIZA IN SURPRISE YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN NANED IF I DO BOUT THAR MISSUS BLAKESTON SHE'S LOOKIN OUT FOR YOU MISSUS BLAKESTON LIZA WAS STARTLED YES SHE SAYS SHE'S GOIN TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING IF SHE CAN GET HOLD ON YOU I SHOULD ADVISE YOU TAKE CARE ME SAID LIZON SALLIE LOOKED AWAY SO AS NOT TO SEE THE OTHER'S FACE SHE SAYS AS HOW YE'VE BEEN MESSIN ABOUT WITH HER OLD MAN LIZA DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING AND SALLIE REPEATING HER GOOD BYE SLID OFF ELIZA FELT A CHILL RUN THROUGH HER SHE HAD SEVERAL TIMES NOTICED A SCOWL AND A LOOK OF ANGER ON MISSUS BLAKESTON'S FACE SHE HAD AVOIDED HER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BUT SHE HAD NO IDEA THAT THE WOMAN MEANT TO DO ANYTHING TO HER SHE WAS VERY FRIGHTENED A COLD SWEAT BROKE OUT OVER HER FACE IF MISSUS BLAKESTON GOT HOLD OF HER SHE WOULD BE HELPLESS SHE WAS SO SMALL AND WEAK WHILE THE OTHER WAS STRONG AND MUSCULAR LIZA WONDERED WHAT SHE WOULD DO IF SHE DID CATCH HER
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