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The street seemed quite different to Liza from what it had been three months before. Tom, the humble adorer, had quite disappeared from her life. One day, three or four weeks after the August Bank Holiday, she saw him dawdling along the pavement, and it suddenly struck her that she had not seen him for a long time; but she had been so full of her happiness that she had been unable to think of anyone but Jim. She wondered at his absence, since before wherever she had been there was he certain to be also. THE STREET SEEMED QUITE DIFFERENT TO ELIZA FROM WHAT IT HAD BEEN THREE MONTHS BEFORE TOM THE HUMBLE ADORA HAD QUITE DISAPPEARED FROM HER LIFE ONE DAY THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY SHE SAW HIM DAWDLING ALONG THE PAVEMENT AND IT SUDDENLY STRUCK HER THAT SHE HAD NOT SEEN HIM FOR A LONG TIME BUT SHE HAD BEEN SO FULL OF HER HAPPINESS THAT SHE HAD BEEN UNABLE TO THINK OF ANY ONE BUT JIM SHE WONDERED AT HIS ABSENCE SINCE BEFORE WHEREVER SHE HAD BEEN THERE WAS HE CERTAIN TO BE ALSO
es.' 'Thet's true, she ain't been wot yer might call a good mother ter me--but some'ow she's my mother, an' I don't like ter leave 'er on 'er own, now she's so old--an' she can't do much with the rheumatics. An' besides, Jim dear, it ain't only mother, but there's yer own kids, yer can't leave them.' He thought for a while, and then said: 'You're abaht right there, Liza; I dunno if I could get on without the kids. If I could only tike them an' you too, swop me bob, I should be 'appy.' Liza smiled sadly. 'So yer see, Jim, we're in a bloomin' 'ole, an' there ain't no way aht of it thet I can see.' He took her on his knees, and pressing her to him, kissed her very long and very lovingly. 'Well, we must trust ter luck,' she said again, 'p'raps somethin' 'll 'appen soon, an' everythin' 'll come right in the end--when we gets four balls of worsted for a penny.' It was past twelve, and separating, they went by different ways along the dreary, wet, deserted roads till they came to Vere Street.  SLAVE AWAY TO PAY THE RENT AND ALL THE MONEY SHE EARNS SHE BOOZES THAT'S TRUE SHE AIN'T BEEN WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL A GOOD MOTHER TO ME BUT SOMEHOW SHE'S MY MOTHER AND I DON'T LIKE TO LEAVE HER ON HER OWN NOW SHE'S SO OLD AND SHE CAN'T DO MUCH WITH THE RHEUMATICS AND BESIDES JIM DEAR EH ONLY MOTHER BUT THERE'S YOUR OWN KIDS YOU CAN'T LEAVE THEM HE THOUGHT FOR A WHILE AND THEN SAID YOU'RE ABOUT RIGHT THERE ELIZA I DUNNO IF I COULD GET ON WITHOUT THE KIDS IF I COULD ONLY TAKE THEM AND YOU TOO SWEAT ME BOB I SHOULD BE HAPPY LIZA SMILED SADLY SO YOU SEE JIM WE'RE IN A BLOOMIN OL AND THERE AIN'T NO WAY OUT OF IT THAT I CAN HE TOOK HER ON HIS KNEES AND PRESSING HER TO HIM KISSED HER VERY LONG AND VERY LOVINGLY WELL WE MUST TRUST TO LUCK SHE SAID AGAIN P'R'APS SOMETHIN'LL HAPPEN SOON AND EVERYTHING'LL COME RIGHT IN THE END WHEN WE GETS FOUR BALLS OF WORSTED FOR A PENNY IT WAS PAST TWELVE AND SEPARATING THEY WENT BY DIFFERENT WAYS ALONG THE DREARY WET DESERTED ROADS TILL THEY CAME TO VERE STREET
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