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He looked at her, and then suddenly said: 'Come in an' 'ave a drink.' 'Na, I'm not thirsty; I don't want a drink,' she answered. 'Come on,' he said angrily. 'Na, Jim, you've had quite enough already.' ''Oo are you talkin' ter?' he said. 'Don't come if yer don't want ter; I'll go an' 'ave one by myself.' HE LOOKED AT HER AND THEN SUDDENLY SAID COME IN AND HAVE A DRINK NOW I'M NOT THIRSTY I DON'T WANT TO DRINK SHE ANSWERED COME ON HE SAID ANGRILY NOW JIM YOU'VE HAD QUITE ENOUGH ALREADY WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO HE SAID DON'T COME IF YOU DON'T WANT HER I'LL GO AND HAVE ONE BY MYSELF
first child not born yet! I think it's disgraceful.' Liza stayed a little while longer, helping to comfort Sally, who kept pathetically taking to herself all the blame of the dispute; and then, bidding her good night and better luck, she slid off to meet Jim. When she reached the appointed spot he was not to be found. She waited for some time, and at last saw him come out of the neighbouring pub. 'Good night, Jim,' she said as she came up to him. 'So you've turned up, 'ave yer?' he answered roughly, turning round. 'Wot's the matter, Jim?' she asked in a frightened way, for he had never spoken to her in that manner. 'Nice thing ter keep me witin' all night for yer to come aht.' She saw that he had been drinking, and answered humbly. 'I'm very sorry, Jim, but I went in to Sally, an' 'er bloke 'ad been knockin' 'er abaht, an' so I sat with 'er a bit.' 'Knockin' 'er abaht, 'ad 'e? and serve 'er damn well right too; an' there's many more as could do with a good 'idin'!' Liza did not answer.  TO THIS NOW WHEN THEY AIN'T BEEN MARRIED THREE MONTHS AND THE FIRST CHILD NOT BORN YET I THINK IT'S DISGRACEFUL LIZA STAYED A LITTLE WHILE LONGER HELPING TO COMFORT SALLIE WHO KEPT PATHETICALLY TAKING TO HERSELF ALL THE BLAME OF THE DISPUTE AND THEN BIDDING HER GOOD NIGHT AND BETTER LUCK SHE SLID OFF TO MEET JIM WHEN SHE REACHED THE APPOINTED SPOT HE WAS NOT TO BE FOUND SHE WAITED FOR SOME TIME AND AT LAST SAW HIM COME OUT OF THE NEIGHBORING PUB GOOD NIGHT JIM SHE SAID AS SHE CAME UP TO HIM SO YOU'VE TURNED UP HAVE YER HE ANSWERED ROUGHLY TURNING ROUND WHAT'S THE MATTER JIM SHE ASKED IN A FRIGHTENED WAY FOR HE HAD NEVER SPOKEN TO HER IN THAT MANNER NICE THING TO KEEP ME WAITIN ALL NIGHT FEAR TO COME ERE SHE SAW THAT HE HAD BEEN DRINKING AND ANSWERED HUMBLY I'M VERY SORRY JIM BUT I WENT IN TO SEE SALLIE AND A BLOWKEN KNOCKING HER ABOUT AND SO I SAT WITH HER A BIT KNOCKIN HER ABOUT ADDIE AND SERVE HER DOWN WELL RIGHT TOO AND AS MANY MORE AS COULD DO WITH A GOOD HIDIN LIZA DID NOT ANSWER
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