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Suddenly she heard a footstep, she started and looked back. It was a man hurrying behind her, and in a moment she had recognized Jim. He beckoned to her, and in a low voice called: 'Liza!' SUDDENLY SHE HEARD A FOOTSTEP SHE STARTED AND LOOKED BACK IT WAS A MAN HURRYING BEHIND HER IN A MOMENT SHE HAD RECOGNIZED JIM HE BECKONED TO HER AND IN A LOW VOICE CALLED LISA
stead of joining him and Tom. 'Na,' he answered, 'I'm goin' 'ome. I've got ter be up at five ter-morrer.' 'You are a chap!' said Harry, disgustedly, strolling off with Tom to the pub, while the others made their way down the sleeping street. The house where Sally lived came first, and she left them; then, walking a few yards more, they came to the Blakestons', and after a little talk at the door Liza bade the couple good night, and was left to walk the rest of the way home. The street was perfectly silent, and the lamp-posts, far apart, threw a dim light which only served to make Lisa realize her solitude. There was such a difference between the street at midday, with its swarms of people, and now, when there was neither sound nor soul besides herself, that even she was struck by it. The regular line of houses on either side, with the even pavements and straight, cemented road, seemed to her like some desert place, as if everyone were dead, or a fire had raged and left it all desolate.  JIM WAS WALKING OFF WITH HIS WIFE INSTEAD OF JOINING HIM AND TOM NAY HE ANSWERED I'M GOIN HOME I'VE GOT TO BE UP AT FIVE TO MORROW YOU ARE A CHAP SAID HARRY DISGUSTEDLY STROLLING OFF WITH TOM TO THE PUB WHILE THE OTHERS MADE THEIR WAY DOWN THE SLEEPING STREET THE HOUSE WHERE SALLIE LIVED CAME FIRST AND SHE LEFT THEM THEN WALKING A FEW YARDS MORE THEY CAME TO THE BLAKESTONS AND AFTER A LITTLE TALK AT THE DOOR LIZA BADE THE COUPLE GOOD NIGHT AND WAS LEFT TO WALK THE REST OF THE WAY HOME THE STREET WAS PERFECTLY SILENT AND THE LAMP POSTS FAR APART THROUGH A DIM LIGHT WHICH ONLY SERVED TO MAKE ELIZA REALISE HER SOLITUDE THERE WAS SUCH A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STREET AT MIDDAY WITH ITS SWARMS OF PEOPLE AND NOW WHEN THERE WAS NEITHER SOUND NOR SOUL BESIDES HERSELF THAT EVEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY IT THE REGULAR LINE OF HOUSES ON EITHER SIDE WITH THE EVEN PAVEMENTS AND STRAIGHT CEMENTED ROAD SEEMED TO HER LIKE SOME DESERT PLACE AS IF EVERYONE WERE DEAD OR A FIRE HAD RAGED AND LEFT IT ALL DESOLATE
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