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There was another silence; Liza sat thinking, and Tom stood at the window, looking at her. 'Won't yer come aht with me, Liza?' he asked, at last. 'Na, Tom,' she said, a little more gently, 'it's too lite.' 'Liza,' he said, blushing to the roots of his hair. 'Well?' THERE WAS ANOTHER SILENCE LIZA SAT THINKING AND TOM STOOD AT THE WINDOW LOOKING AT HER WOULD YOU COME OUT WITH ME LIZA HE ASKED AT LAST NOW TOM SHE SAID A LITTLE MORE GENTLY IT'S TOO LATE LIZA HE SAID BLUSHING TO THE ROOTS OF HIS HAIR WELL
erday, Liza.' 'Yesterday an' ter-day's two different things,' was her wise reply. 'Yus, come on, Liza.' 'Na, I tell yer, I won't.' 'I want ter talk ter yer, Liza.' Her hand was resting on the window-sill, and he put his upon it. She quickly drew it back. 'Well, I don't want yer ter talk ter me.' But she did, for it was she who broke the silence. 'Say, Tom, 'oo are them new folk as 'as come into the street? It's a big chap with a brown beard.' 'D'you mean the bloke as kissed yer this afternoon?' Liza blushed again. 'Well, why shouldn't 'e kiss me?' she said, with some inconsequence. 'I never said as 'ow 'e shouldn't; I only arst yer if it was the sime.' 'Yea, thet's 'oo I mean.' ''Is nime is Blakeston--Jim Blakeston. I've only spoke to 'im once; he's took the two top rooms at No. 19 'ouse.' 'Wot's 'e want two top rooms for?' ''Im? Oh, 'e's got a big family--five kids. Ain't yer seen 'is wife abaht the street? She's a big, fat woman, as does 'er 'air funny.' 'I didn't know 'e 'ad a wife. OUT FOR A WALK LIZA WILL YOU NO SHE ANSWERED DECISIVELY YOU PROMISED HER YESTERDAY ELIZA YESTERDAY AND THE DAYS TWO DIFFERENT THINGS WAS HER WISE REPLY YES COME ON LIZA NOW I TELL YOU I WON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU ELIZA HER HAND WAS RESTING ON THE WINDOW SILL AND HE PUT HIS UPON IT SHE QUICKLY DREW IT BACK WELL I DON'T WANT YET TO TALK TO ME BUT SHE DID FOR IT WAS SHE WHO BROKE THE SILENCE SAY TOM WHO WERE THEM NEW FOLK AS HAS COME INTO THE STREET IT'S A BIG CHAP WITH A BROWN BEARD D'YOU MEAN THE BLOKE HAS KISSED YE THIS AFTERNOON ELIZA BLUSHED AGAIN WHY SHOULDN'T HE KISS ME SHE SAID WITH SOME INCONSEQUENCE I NEVER SAID AS HOW HE SHOULDN'T I ONLY ASKED YO IF IT WAS THE SAME YEAH THAT'S WHO I MEAN HIS NAME'S BLAKESTONE JIM BLAKESTON AND WHEN HE SPOKEN TO HIM ONCE HE'S TOOK THE TWO TOP ROOMS AT NO NINETEEN HOUSE WHAT'S HE WANT THE TWO TOP ROOMS FOR IM I HES GOBIG FAMILY FIVE KIDS AIN'T YE SEEN HIS WIFE ABOUT THE STREET SHE'S A BIG FAT WOMAN AS DOES HER AIR FUNNY I DIDN'T KNOW HE HAD A WIFE
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