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'An' when I come aht,' she went on, ''oo should I see just passin' the 'orspital but this 'ere cove, an' 'e says to me, "Wot cheer," says 'e, "I'm goin' ter Vaux'all, come an' walk a bit of the wy with us." "Arright," says I, "I don't mind if I do."' AND WHEN I COME OUT SHE WENT ON WHO SHOULD I SEE JUST PASSING THE HOSPITAL BUT THIS ERE COVE AND HE SAYS TO ME WHAT CHEER SAYS HE I'M GOING TO VAUXHALL COME AND WALK A BIT OF THE WAY WITH US ALL RIGHT SAYS I I DON'T MIND IF I DO
r 'ave spoken to 'em! D'you think they'll let aht?' They heard nothing of it, when Jim afterwards met one of the men in a public-house he did not mention a meeting, and they thought that perhaps they had not been recognized. But the second time was worse. It was on the Albert Embankment again. They were met by a party of four, all of whom lived in the street. Liza's heart sank within her, for there was no chance of escape; she thought of turning quickly and walking in the opposite direction, but there was not time, for the men had already seen them. She whispered to Jim: 'Back us up,' and as they met she said to one of the men: ''Ulloa there! Where are you off to?' The men stopped, and one of them asked the question back. 'Where are you off to?' 'Me? Oh, I've just been to the 'orspital. One of the gals at our place is queer, an' so I says ter myself, "I'll go an' see 'er."' She faltered a little as she began, but quickly gathered herself together, lying fluently and without hesitation. N ALL OVER WE WAS BALLY FOOLS SAID ELIZA WE OUGHT TO HAVE SPOKEN TO HIM DO YOU THINK THEY'LL LET OUT THEY HEARD NOTHING OF IT WHEN JIM AFTERWARDS MET ONE OF THEM IN A PUBLIC HOUSE HE DID NOT MENTION A MEETING AND THEY THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THEY HAD NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED BUT THE SECOND TIME WAS WORSE IT WAS ON THE ALBERT EMBANKMENT AGAIN THEY WERE MET BY A PARTY OF FOUR ALL OF WHOM LIVED IN THE STREET LIZA'S HEART SANK WITHIN HER FOR THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF ESCAPE SHE THOUGHT OF TURNING QUICKLY AND WALKING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION BUT THERE WAS NOT TIME FOR THE MEN HAD ALREADY SEEN THEM SHE WHISPERED TO JIM BACK US UP AND AS THEY MET SHE SAID TO ONE OF THE MEN HELLOA THERE WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO THE MEN STOPPED AND ONE OF THE MASTER QUESTIONED BACK WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO ME I'VE JUST BEEN TO THE HOSPITAL ONE OF THE GALS AT OUR PLACE IS QUEER AND SO I SAYS TO MYSELF I'LL GO AND SEE HER SHE FALTERED A LITTLE AS SHE BEGAN BUT QUICKLY GATHERED HERSELF TOGETHER LYING FLUENTLY AND WITHOUT HESITATION
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