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The boys were still playing cricket, but they were mostly at the other end of the street, and their shouts were muffled before they reached Liza's ears. She sat, leaning her head on her hands, breathing in the fresh air and feeling a certain exquisite sense of peacefulness which she was not used to. It was Saturday evening, and she thankfully remembered that there would be no factory on the morrow; she was glad to rest. Somehow she felt a little tired, perhaps it was through the excitement of the afternoon, and she enjoyed the quietness of the evening. THE BOYS WERE STILL PLAYING CRICKET BUT THEY WERE MOSTLY AT THE OTHER END OF THE STREET AND THEIR SHOUTS WERE MUFFLED BEFORE THEY REACHED LIZA'S EARS SHE SAT LEANING HER HEAD ON HER HANDS BREATHING IN THE FRESH AIR AND FEELING A CERTAIN EXQUISITE SENSE OF PEACEFULNESS WHICH SHE WAS NOT USED TO IT WAS SATURDAY EVENING AND SHE THANKFULLY REMEMBERED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FACTORY ON THE MORROW SHE WAS GLAD TO REST SOMEHOW SHE FELT A LITTLE TIRED PERHAPS IT WAS THROUGH THE EXCITEMENT OF THE AFTERNOON AND SHE ENJOYED THE QUIETNESS OF THE EVENING
u be sure,' said Mrs. Kemp. 'I can't swaller these new people as are comin' in; the street ain't wot it was when I fust come.' When they had done, Mrs. Kemp got up, and having finished her half-pint of beer, said to her daughter: 'Put the things awy, Liza. I'm just goin' round to see Mrs. Clayton; she's just 'ad twins, and she 'ad nine before these come. It's a pity the Lord don't see fit ter tike some on 'em--thet's wot I say.' After which pious remark Mrs. Kemp went out of the house and turned into another a few doors up. Liza did not clear the supper things away as she was told, but opened the window and drew her chair to it. She leant on the sill, looking out into the street. The sun had set, and it was twilight, the sky was growing dark, bringing to view the twinkling stars; there was no breeze, but it was pleasantly and restfully cool. The good folk still sat at their doorsteps, talking as before on the same inexhaustible subjects, but a little subdued with the approach of night. G A LITTLE NO ONE ANY GOOD YOU BE SURE SAID MISSUS KEMP I CAN'T SWALLOW THESE NEW PEOPLE AS A COMIN IN THE STREET AIN'T WHAT IT WAS WHEN I FIRST COME WHEN THEY HAD DONE MISSUS KEMP GOT UP AND HAVING FINISHED HER HALF PINT OF BEER SAID TO HER DAUGHTER PUT THE THINGS AWAY ELIZA I'M JUST GOING ROUND TO SEE MISSUS CLAYTON SHE'S JUST HAD TWINS SHE HAD KNOWN BEFORE THESE COME IT'S A PITY THE LORD DON'T SEE FIT TO TAKE SOME ON EM THAT'S WHAT I SAY AFTER WHICH PIOUS REMARK MISSUS KEMP WENT OUT OF THE HOUSE AND TURNED INTO ANOTHER A FEW DOORS UP LIZA DID NOT CLEAR THE SUPPER THINGS AWAY AS SHE WAS TOLD BUT OPENED THE WINDOW AND DREW HER CHAIR TO IT SHE LEANT ON THE SILL LOOKING OUT INTO THE STREET THE SUN HAD SET AND IT WAS TWILIGHT THE SKY WAS GROWING DARK BRINGING TO VIEW THE TWINKLING STARS THERE WAS NO BREEZE BUT IT WAS PLEASANTLY AND RESTFULLY COOL THE GOOD FOLK STILL SAT AT THEIR DOORSTEPS TALKING AS BEFORE ON THE SAME INEXHAUSTIBLE SUBJECTS BUT A LITTLE SUBDUED WITH THE APPROACH OF NIGHT
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