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And a titter went through them. Liza's nerve deserted her; she could think of nothing to say, and a sob burst from her. To hide the tears which were coming from her eyes she turned away and walked homewards. Immediately a great shout of laughter broke from the group, and she heard them positively screaming till she got into her own house. AND A TITTER WENT THROUGH THEM ELIZA'S NERVE DESERTED HER SHE COULD THINK OF NOTHING TO SAY AND A SOB BURST FROM HER TO HIDE THE TEARS WHICH WERE COMING FROM HER EYES SHE TURNED AWAY AND WALKED HOMEWARDS IMMEDIATELY A GREAT SHOUT OF LAUGHTER BROKE FROM THE GROUP AND SHE HEARD THEM POSITIVELY SCREAMING TILL SHE GOT INTO HER OWN HOUSE
hin' thet I knows of.' Two or three young men were standing by, and hearing the girl, looked up. 'Why, yer've got a black eye, Liza!' 'Me? I ain't got no black eye!' 'Yus you 'ave; 'ow d'yer get it?' 'I dunno,' said Liza. 'I didn't know I 'ad one.' 'Garn! tell us another!' was the answer. 'One doesn't git a black eye without knowin' 'ow they got it.' 'Well, I did fall against the chest of drawers yesterday; I suppose I must 'ave got it then.' 'Oh yes, we believe thet, don't we?' 'I didn't know 'e was so 'andy with 'is dukes, did you, Ted?' asked one man of another. Liza felt herself grow red to the tips of her toes. 'Who?' she asked. 'Never you mind; nobody you know.' At that moment Jim's wife passed and looked at her with a scowl. Liza wished herself a hundred miles away, and blushed more violently than ever. 'Wot are yer blushin' abaht?' ingenuously asked one of the girls. And they all looked from her to Mrs. Blakeston and back again. Someone said: ''Ow abaht our Sunday boots on now? THEM ME ANSWERED LIZA PUTTING HER HAND UP AS IF IN IGNORANCE NOTHING THAT I KNOWS OF TWO OR THREE YOUNG MEN WERE STANDING BY AND HEARING THE GIRL LOOKED UP WHY YOU'VE GOT A BLACK EYE ELIZA ME I AIN'T GOT NO BLACK EYE YES YOU HAVE HOW'D YOU GET IT I DUNNO SAID LIZA I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD ONE GO ON TELL US ANOTHER WAS THE ANSWER ONE DOESN'T GET A BLACK EYE WITHOUT KNOWING HOW THEY GOT IT WELL IT DID FALL AGAINST THE CHEST OF DRAWERS YESTERDAY I SUPPOSE I MUST HAVE GOT YOU THEN OH YES WE BELIEVE THAT DON'T WE I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS SO ANDY WITH HIS DUKES DID YOU TED ASKED AND ONE MAN OF ANOTHER LIZA FELT HERSELF GO RED TO THE TIPS OF HER TOES WHO SHE ASKED NEVER YOU MIND NOBODY YOU KNOW AT THAT MOMENT JIM'S WIFE PASSED AND LOOKED AT HER WITH A SCOWL ELIZA WISHED HERSELF A HUNDRED MILES AWAY AND BLUSHED MORE VIOLENTLY THAN EVER WHAT YOU BLUSHIN ABOUT INGENUOUSLY ASKED ONE OF THE GIRLS AND THEY ALL LOOKED FROM HER TO MISSUS BLAKESTON AND BACK AGAIN SOME ONE SAID HOW ABOUT OUR SUNDAY BOOTS ON NOW
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