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Then going back to get her hat, she came again into the passage, waiting behind the door till it might be safe for her to venture. THEN GOING BACK TO GET HER HAT SHE CAME AGAIN TO THE PASSAGE WAITING BEHIND THE DOOR TILL IT MIGHT BE SAFE FOR HER TO VENTURE
oused herself with a start, fancying she had heard something; she listened again, and in a moment the sound was repeated, three or four gentle taps on the window. She opened it quickly and whispered: 'Jim.' 'Thet's me,' he answered, 'come aht.' Closing the window, she went into the passage and opened the street door; it was hardly unlocked before Jim had pushed his way in; partly shutting it behind him, he took her in his arms and hugged her to his breast. She kissed him passionately. 'I thought yer'd come ter-night, Jim; summat in my 'eart told me so. But you 'ave been long.' 'I wouldn't come before, 'cause I thought there'd be people abaht. Kiss us!' And again he pressed his lips to hers, and Liza nearly fainted with the delight of it. 'Let's go for a walk, shall we?' he said. 'Arright!' They were speaking in whispers. 'You go into the road through the passage, an' I'll go by the street.' 'Yus, thet's right,' and kissing her once more, he slid out, and she closed the door behind him. VAGUE AND A KIND OF MIST CAME OVER THEM SHE NODDED SUDDENLY SHE ROUSED HERSELF WITH A START FANCYING SHE HAD HEARD SOMETHING SHE LISTENED AGAIN AND IN A MOMENT THE SOUND WAS REPEATED THREE OR FOUR GENTLE TAPS ON THE WINDOW SHE OPENED IT QUICKLY AND WHISPERED JIM THAT'S ME HE ANSWERED COME OUT CLOSING THE WINDOW SHE WENT INTO THE PASSAGE AND OPENED THE STREET DOOR WAS HARDLY UNLOCKED BEFORE JIM HAD PUSHED HIS WAY IN PARTLY SHUTTING IT BEHIND HER HE TOOK HER IN HIS ARMS AND HUGGED HER TO HIS BREAST SHE KISSED HIM PASSIONATELY I THOUGHT YOU'D COME TO NIGHT JIM SOMEHOW MY AUNT TOLD ME SO BUT YOU HAVE BEEN LONG I WOULDN'T COME BEFORE CAUSE I THOUGHT THERE'D BE PEOPLE ABOUT KISS US AND AGAIN HE PRESSED HIS LIPS TO HERS AND LIZA NEARLY FAINTED WITH THE DELIGHT OF IT LET'S GO FOR A WALK SHALL WE HE SAID ALL RIGHT THEY WERE SPEAKING IN WHISPERS YOU GO INTO THE ROAD THROUGH THE PASSAGE AND I'LL GO BY THE STREET YES THAT'S RIGHT AND KISSING HER ONCE MORE HE SLID OUT SHE CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND HIM
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