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She turned round and started with surprise very well imitated. 'I didn't see you was there!' she said. 'Why did yer pretend not ter notice me, as yer went past  eh, Liza?' 'Why, I didn't see yer.' 'Garn! But you ain't shirty with me?' 'Wot 'ave I got to be shirty abaht?' He tried to take her hand, but she drew it away quickly. She was getting used to the movement. They went on talking, but Jim did not mention the theatre; Liza was surprised, and wondered whether he had forgotten. SHE TURNED ROUND AND STARTED WITH SURPRISE VERY WELL IMITATED I DIDN'T SEE HE WAS THERE SHE SAID WHY DID YOU PRETEND NOT TO NOTICE ME AS YOU WENT PAST EH LIZA WHY I DIDN'T SEE YOU GONE BUT YOU AIN'T SHIRTRE WITH ME WHAT HAVE I GOT TO BE SURE ABOUT HE TRIED TO TAKE HER HAND BUT SHE DREW IT AWAY QUICKLY SHE WAS GETTING USED TO THE MOVEMENT THEY WENT ON TALKING BUT JIM DID NOT MENTION THE THEATRE ELIZA WAS SURPRISED AND WONDERED WHETHER HE HAD FORGOTTEN
on't yer, Liza?"' 'Yus, I don't mind.' On the way home Sally insisted on stopping in front of the poster and explaining to Liza all about the scene represented. 'Oh, you give me the sick with your "Fital Card", you do! I'm goin' 'ome.' And she left Sally in the midst of her explanation. 'I dunno wot's up with Liza,' remarked Sally to a mutual friend. 'She's always got the needle, some'ow.' 'Oh, she's barmy,' answered the friend. 'Well, I do think she's a bit dotty sometimes--I do really,' rejoined Sally. Liza walked homewards, thinking of the play; at length she tossed her head impatiently. 'I don't want ter see the blasted thing; an' if I see that there Jim I'll tell 'im so; swop me bob, I will.' She did see him; he was leaning with his back against the wall of his house, smoking. Liza knew he had seen her, and as she walked by pretended not to have noticed him. To her disgust, he let her pass, and she was thinking he hadn't seen her after all, when she heard him call her name. 'Liza! EAD OUT NEXT SUNDAY YOU'LL COME WITH ME AND HEAR THEM WON'T YOU ELIZA YES I DON'T MIND ON THE WAY HOME SALLIE INSISTED ON STOPPING IN FRONT OF THE POSTER AND EXPLAINING TO LIZA ALL ABOUT THE SCENE REPRESENTED OH YOU GIVE ME THE SICK WITH YOUR FIGHT OR CARD YOU DO I'M GOING HOME AND SHE LEFT SALLIE IN THE MIDST OF HER EXPLANATION I DUNNO WHAT'S UP ELIZA REMARKED SALLIE TO A MUTUAL FRIEND SHE'S ALWAYS GOT THE NEEDLE SOMEHOW OH SHE'S BALMY ANSWERED THE FRIEND WELL I DO THINK SHE'S A BIT DOTTY SOMETIMES I DO REALLY REJOINED SALLIE LIZA WALKED HOMEWARDS THINKING OF THE PLAY AT LENGTH SHE TOSSED HER HEAD IMPATIENTLY I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE BLASTED THING AND IF I SEE THAT THERE JIM I' TELL HIM SO SWAT ME BOB I WILL SHE DID SEE HIM HE WAS LEANING WITH HIS BACK AGAINST THE WALL OF HIS HOUSE SMOKING LIZA KNEW HE HAD SEEN HER AND AS SHE WALKED BY PRETENDED NOT TO HAVE NOTICED HIM TO HER DISGUST HE LET HER PASS AND SHE WAS THINKING HE HADN'T SEEN HER AFTER ALL WHEN SHE HEARD HIM CALL HER NAME LAZA
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