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She drew it away quickly. They walked in silence till they came to Liza's house. 'Good night,' said Liza. 'Won't you come for a little walk, Liza?' 'Tike care no one 'ears you,' she added, in a whisper, though why she whispered she did not know. 'Will yer?' he asked again. 'Na  you've got to get up at five.' 'Oh, I only said thet not ter go inter the pub with them.' 'So as yer might come 'ere with me?' asked Liza. 'Yus!' 'No, I'm not comin'. Good night.' SHE DREW IT AWAY QUICKLY THEY WALKED IN SILENCE TILL THEY CAME TO LIZA'S HOUSE GOOD NIGHT SAID LIZA WHEN YOU COME FOR A LITTLE WALK LISA TAKE CARE NO ONE AIRS YOU SHE ADDED IN A WHISPER THOUGH WHY SHE WHISPERED SHE DID NOT KNOW WILL YOU HE ASKED AGAIN NOW YOU'VE GOT TO GET UP AT FIVE OH I ONLY SAID THAT NOT TO GO INTO THE PUB WITH THEM SO AS YOU MIGHT COME HERE WITH ME ASKED LIZA YES NO I'M NOT COMING GOOD NIGHT
either 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. 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!' She stopped till he had come up to her. 'Wot 'ave yer come aht again for?' she said. 'I've come aht ter say good night to you, Liza,' he answered. 'But yer said good night a moment ago.' 'I wanted to say it again--properly.' 'Where's yer missus?' 'Oh, she's gone in. I said I was dry and was goin' ter 'ave a drink after all.' 'But she'll know yer didn't go ter the pub.' 'Na, she won't, she's gone straight upstairs to see after the kid. I wanted ter see yer alone, Liza.' 'Why?' He didn't answer, but tried to take hold of her hand. HE 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 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 SHE STOPPED TILL HE HAD COME UP TO HER WHAT HAVE YE COME OUT AGAIN FOR SHE SAID I'VE COME OUT SAY GOOD NIGHT TO ELIZA HE ANSWERED BUT YOU SAID GOOD NIGHT A MOMENT AGO I WANTED TO SAY AGAIN PROPERLY WHERE'S YOUR MISSUS OH SHE'S GONE IN I SAID I WAS DRY AND WAS GOING TO HAVE A DRINK AFTER ALL BUT SHE'LL KNOW YOU DIDN'T GO TO THE PUB NA SHE WON'T SHE'S GONE STRAIGHT UPSTAIRS TO SEE AFTER THE KID I WANTED TO SEE HER ALONE LIZA WHY HE DIDN'T ANSWER BUT HE TRIED TO TAKE HOLD OF HER HAND
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