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She saw him walking by her side in the Forest, presiding over the meals, playing the concertina, singing, joking, and finally, on the drive back, she felt the heavy form by her side, and the big, rough hand holding hers, while Tom's arm was round her waist. SHE SAW HIM WALKING BY HER SIDE IN THE FOREST PRESIDING OVER THE MEALS PLAYING THE CONCERTINA SINGING JOKING AND FINALLY ON THE DRIVE BACK SHE FELT THE HEAVY FORM BY HER SIDE AND THE BIG ROUGH HAND HOLDING HERS WHILE TOM'S ARM WAS ROUND HER WAIST
'And did yer?' 'Didn't I jest!' answered Sally, with some emphasis. 'I always told yer I'd git off before you.' 'Yus!' said Liza, thinking. 'Yer know, Liza, you'd better tike Tom; 'e ain't a bad sort.' She was quite patronizing. 'I'm goin' ter tike 'oo I like; an' it ain't nobody's business but mine.' 'Arright, Liza, don't get shirty over it; I don't mean no offence.' 'What d'yer say it for then?' 'Well, I thought as seeing as yer'd gone aht with 'im yesterday thet yer meant ter after all.' ''E wanted ter tike me; I didn't arsk 'im.' 'Well, I didn't arsk my 'Arry, either.' 'I never said yer did,' replied Liza. 'Oh, you've got the 'ump, you 'ave!' finished Sally, rather angrily. The beer had restored Liza: she went back to work without a headache, and, except for a slight languor, feeling no worse for the previous day's debauch. As she worked on she began going over in her mind the events of the preceding day, and she found entwined in all her thoughts the burly person of Jim Blakeston. SPEARED OUT AT LAST ASKED YOU TO NAME THE DAY SAID LIZA SMILING THAT'S IT AND DID YOU DIDN'T I JUST ANSWERED SALLIE WITH SOME EMPHASIS I ALWAYS TOLD YOU I'D GET OFF BEFORE YOU YES SAID LIZA THINKING YOU KNOW LIZA YOU BARE TAKE TOM HE AIN'T A BAD SORT SHE WAS QUITE PATRONIZING I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU I LIKE AND IT AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT MINE ALL RIGHT LIZA DON'T GET SHIRTY OVER IT I DON'T MEAN NO OFFENCE WHAT'D YOU SAY IT FOR THEN WELL I THOUGHT WAS SEEING AS YOU'D GONE OUT WITH HIM YESTERDAY THAT YOU MEANT TO AFTER ALL HE WANTED TO TAKE ME I DIDN'T ASK HIM WELL I DIDN'T ASK MY AIR EITHER I NEVER SAID YOU DID REPLIED LIZA OH YOU'VE GOT THE UMP YOU HAVE FINISHED SALLIE RATHER ANGRILY THE BEER HAD RESTORED LIZA SHE WENT BACK TO WORK WITHOUT A HEADACHE AND EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT LANGUOR FEELING NO WORSE FOR THE PREVIOUS DAY'S DEBAUCH AS SHE WORKED ON SHE BEGAN GOING OVER IN HER MIND THE EVENTS OF THE PRECEDING DAY AND SHE FOUND ENTWINED IN ALL HER THOUGHTS THE BURLY PERSON OF JIM BLAKESTON
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