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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.' 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
y full. Liza knew them all, but they were too busy taking their places to talk to her. At last Tom came. He saw her standing there and went up to her. 'Won't yer change yer mind, Liza, an' come along with us?' 'Na, Tom, I told yer I wouldn't--it's not right like.' She felt she must repeat that to herself often. 'I shan't enjoy it a bit without you,' he said. 'Well, I can't 'elp it!' she answered, somewhat 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 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. HAD COME ALONG AND THE BREAK WAS NEARLY FULL LIZA KNEW THEM ALL BUT THEY WERE TOO BUSY TAKING THEIR PLACES TO TALK TO HER AT LAST TOM CAME HE SAW HER STANDING THERE AND WENT UP TO HER WON'T YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ELIZA AND COME ALONG WITH US NOW TOM I TOLD YOU I WOULDN'T IT'S NOT RIGHT LIKE SHE FELT SHE MUST REPEAT THAT TO HERSELF OFTEN I SHA'N'T ENJOY IT A BIT WITHOUT YOU HE SAID WELL I CAN'T HELP IT SHE ANSWERED SOMEWHAT 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
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