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At that moment a man came out of the public house with a horn in his hand; her heart gave a great jump, for if there was anything she adored it was to drive along to the tootling of a horn. AT THAT MOMENT A MAN CAME OUT OF THE PUBLIC HOUSE WITH A HORN IN HIS HAND HER HEART GAVE A GREAT JUMP FOR IF THERE WAS ANYTHING SHE ADORED IT WAS TO DRIVE ALONG TO THE TOOTING OF A HORN
iously been able to accept it. Sally and her friend came up; attired in his Sunday best, he was a fit match for his lady-love--he wore a shirt and collar, unusual luxuries--and be carried under his arm a concertina to make things merry on the way. 'Ain't you goin', Liza?' he asked in surprise at seeing her without a hat and with her apron on. 'Na,' said Sally, 'ain't she a soft? Tom said 'e'd tike 'er, an' she wouldn't.' 'Well, I'm dashed!' Then they climbed the ladder and took their seats, so that Liza was left alone again. More people had come along, and the brake was nearly full. Liza knew them all, but they were too busy taking their places to talk to her. At last Tom came. He saw her standing there and went up to her. 'Won't yer change yer mind, Liza, an' come along with us?' 'Na, Tom, I told yer I wouldn't--it's not right like.' She felt she must repeat that to herself often. 'I shan't enjoy it a bit without you,' he said. 'Well, I can't 'elp it!' she answered, somewhat sullenly.  INVITATION BUT SHE DID WISH THAT SHE HAD CONSCIENTIOUSLY BEEN ABLE TO ACCEPT IT SALLIE AND HER FRIEND CAME UP ATTIRED IN HIS SUNDAY BEST HE WAS A FIT MATCH FOR HIS LADY LOVE HE WORE A SHIRT AND COLLAR UNUSUAL LUXURIES AND HE CARRIED UNDER HIS ARM A CONCERTINA TO MAKE THINGS MERRY ON THE WAY AIN'T SHE GOIN LIZA HE ASKED IN SURPRISE AT SEEING HER WITHOUT A HAT AND WITH HER APRON ON NA SAID SALLIE AIN'T SHE A SOFT TOM SAID HE'D TAKE HER AND SHE WOULDN'T WELL I'M DASHED THEN THEY CLIMBED THE LADDER AND TOOK THEIR SEATS SO THAT LIZA WAS LEFT ALONE AGAIN ALL PEOPLE HAD COME ALONG AND THE BREAK WAS NEARLY FULL LIZA KNEW THEM ALL BUT THEY WERE TOO BUSY TAKING THEIR PLACES TO TALK TO HER AT LAST TOM CAME HE SAW HER STANDING THERE AND WENT UP TO HER WON'T YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ELIZA AND COME ALONG WITH US NOW TOM I TOLD YOU I WOULDN'T IT'S NOT RIGHT LIKE SHE FELT SHE MUST REPEAT THAT TO HERSELF OFTEN I SHA'N'T ENJOY IT A BIT WITHOUT YOU HE SAID WELL I CAN'T HELP IT SHE ANSWERED SOMEWHAT SULLENLY
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