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It was the Saturday afternoon following this, a chill November day, with the roads sloshy, and a grey, comfortless sky that made one's spirits sink. It was about three o'clock, and Liza was coming home from work; she got into Vere Street, and was walking quickly towards her house when she saw Mrs. Blakeston coming towards her. IT WAS THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THIS A CHILLY NOVEMBER DAY THE ROAD SLOSHY AND A GRAY COMFORTLESS SKY THAT MADE ONE'S SPIRIT SINK IT WAS ABOUT THREE O'CLOCK AND LIZA WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK SHE GOT INTO VERE STREET AND WAS WALKING QUICKLY TOWARDS HER HOUSE WHEN SHE SAW MISSUS BLAKESTON COMING TOWARDS HER
za wondered what she would do if she did catch her. That night she told Jim, and tried to make a joke of it. 'I say, Jim, your missus--she says she's goin' ter give me socks if she catches me.' 'My missus! 'Ow d'yer know?' 'She's been tellin' people in the street.' 'Go' lumme,' said Jim, furious, 'if she dares ter touch a 'air of your 'ead, swop me dicky I'll give 'er sich a 'idin' as she never 'ad before! By God, give me the chanst, an' I would let 'er 'ave it; I'm bloomin' well sick of 'er sulks!' He clenched his fist as he spoke. Liza was a coward. She could not help thinking of her enemy's threat; it got on her nerves, and she hardly dared go out for fear of meeting her; she would look nervously in front of her, quickly turning round if she saw in the distance anyone resembling Mrs. Blakeston. She dreamed of her at night; she saw the big, powerful form, the heavy, frowning face, and the curiously braided brown hair; and she would wake up with a cry and find herself bathed in sweat. ILE THE OTHER WAS STRONG AND MUSCULAR LIZA WONDERED WHAT SHE WOULD DO IF SHE DID CATCH HER THAT NIGHT SHE TOLD JIM AND TRIED TO MAKE A JOKE OF IT I SAY JIM YOU'RE MISSUS SHE SAYS SHE'S GOIN TO GIVE ME SOCKS IF SHE CATCHES ME MY MISSUS HOW'D YOU KNOW SHE'S BEEN TELLING PEOPLE IN THE STREET GO ON LUMMY SAID JIM FURIOUS IF SHE DARES TO TOUCH HER AIR OF YOUR HEAD SWAP ME DICKIE I'LL GIVE US SUCH A HIDING AS SHE'S NEVER HAD BEFORE BY GOD GIVE ME THE CHANCE AND I WOULD LET HER HAVE IT I'M BLOOMIN WELL SICK OF HER SOCKS HE CLENCHED HIS FISTS AS HE SPOKE LIZA WAS A COWARD SHE COULD NOT HELP THINKING OF HER ENEMY'S THREAT IT GOT ON HER NERVES AND SHE HARDLY DARED GO OUT FOR FEAR OF MEETING HER SHE WOULD LOOK NERVOUSLY IN FRONT OF HER QUICKLY TURNING ROUND IF SHE SAW IN THE DISTANCE ANY ONE RESEMBLING MISSUS BLAKESTON SHE DREAMED OF HER AT NIGHT SHE SAW THE BIG POWERFUL FORM THE HEAVY FROWNING FACE AND THE CURIOUSLY BRAIDED BROWN HAIR SHE WOULD WAKE UP WITH A CRY AND FIND HERSELF BATHED IN SWEAT
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