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The following evening about six o'clock, it suddenly struck her that it was the last night of the 'New and Sensational Drama'. 'I do like thet Jim Blakeston,' she said to herself; 'fancy treatin' me like thet! You wouldn't catch Tom doin' sich a thing. Bli'me if I speak to 'im again, the THE FOLLOWING EVENING ABOUT SIX O'CLOCK IT SUDDENLY STRUCK HER THAT IT WAS THE LAST NIGHT OF THE NEW AND SENSATIONAL DRAMA I DO LIKE THAT JIM BLAKSTON SHE SAID TO HERSELF FANCY TREATING ME LIKE THAT YOU WOULDN'T CATCH TOM DOING SUCH A THING BLIME I'LL SPEAK TO HIM AGAIN THE
hen she heard him call her name. 'Liza!' She turned round and started with surprise very well imitated. 'I didn't see you was there!' she said. 'Why did yer pretend not ter notice me, as yer went past--eh, Liza?' 'Why, I didn't see yer.' 'Garn! But you ain't shirty with me?' 'Wot 'ave I got to be shirty abaht?' He tried to take her hand, but she drew it away quickly. She was getting used to the movement. They went on talking, but Jim did not mention the theatre; Liza was surprised, and wondered whether he had forgotten. 'Er--Sally went to the ply last night,' she said, at last. 'Oh!' he said, and that was all. She got impatient. 'Well, I'm off!' she said. 'Na, don't go yet; I want ter talk ter yer,' he replied. 'Wot abaht? anythin' in partickler?' She would drag it out of him if she possibly could. 'Not thet I knows on,' he said, smiling. 'Good night!' she said, abruptly, turning away from him. 'Well, I'm damned if 'e ain't forgotten!' she said to herself, sulkily, as she marched home. HER DISGUST HE LET HER PASS AND SHE WAS THINKING HE HADN'T SEEN HER AFTER ALL WHEN SHE HEARD HIM CALL HER NAME LAZA SHE TURNED ROUND AND STARTED WITH SURPRISE VERY WELL IMITATED I DIDN'T SEE HE WAS THERE SHE SAID WHY DID YOU PRETEND NOT TO NOTICE ME AS YOU WENT PAST EH LIZA WHY I DIDN'T SEE YOU GONE BUT YOU AIN'T SHIRTRE WITH ME WHAT HAVE I GOT TO BE SURE ABOUT HE TRIED TO TAKE HER HAND BUT SHE DREW IT AWAY QUICKLY SHE WAS GETTING USED TO THE MOVEMENT THEY WENT ON TALKING BUT JIM DID NOT MENTION THE THEATRE ELIZA WAS SURPRISED AND WONDERED WHETHER HE HAD FORGOTTEN EH SALLY WENT TO THE PLAY LAST NIGHT SHE SAID AT LAST OH HE SAID AND THAT WAS ALL SHE GOT IMPATIENT WELL I'M OFF SHE SAID NOW DON'T GO YET I WANT TO TALK TO YOU HE REPLIED WHAT ABOUT ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR SHE WOULD DRAG IT OUT OF HIM IF SHE POSSIBLY COULD NOT THAT I KNOWS ON HE SAID SMILING GOOD NIGHT SHE SAID ABRUPTLY TURNING AWAY FROM HIM WELL I'M DAMNED IF HE AIN'T FORGOTTEN SHE SAID TO HERSELF SULKILY AS SHE MARCHED HOME
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