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At closing time they left and walked down the broad road which led homewards. 'Let's 'ave a little sit dahn,' said Jim, pointing to an empty bench between two trees. 'Na, it's gettin' lite; I want ter be 'ome.' 'It's such a fine night, it's a pity ter go in already;' and he drew her unresisting towards the seat. He put his arm round her waist. 'Un'and me, villin!' she said, in apt misquotation of the melodrama, but Jim only laughed, and she made no effort to disengage herself. AT CLOSING TIME THEY LEFT AND WALKED DOWN THE BROAD ROAD WHICH LED HOMEWARDS LET'S HAVE A LITTLE SIT DOWN SAID JIM POINTING TO AN EMPTY BENCH BETWEEN TWO TREES NOW IT'S GETTING LATE I WANT TO BE HOME IT'S SUCH A FINE NIGHT IT'S A PITY TO GO IN ALREADY AND HE DREW HER UNRESISTING TOWARDS THE SEAT HE PUT HIS ARM ROUND HER WAIST AN END ME VILLAIN SHE SAID IN APT MISQUOTATION OF THE MELODRAMA BUT JIM ONLY LAUGHED AND SHE MADE NO EFFORT TO DISENGAGE HERSELF
 of beer; then Jim lit his pipe and they strolled off. They had got quite near the Westminster Bridge Road when Jim suggested that they should go and have one more drink before closing time. 'I shall be tight,' said Liza. 'Thet don't matter,' answered Jim, laughing. 'You ain't got ter go ter work in the mornin' an' you can sleep it aht.' 'Arright, I don't mind if I do then, in for a penny, in for a pound.' At the pub door she drew back. 'I say, guv'ner,' she said, 'there'll be some of the coves from dahn our street, and they'll see us.' 'Na, there won't be nobody there, don't yer 'ave no fear.' 'I don't like ter go in for fear of it.' 'Well, we ain't doin' no 'arm if they does see us, an' we can go into the private bar, an' you bet your boots there won't be no one there.' She yielded, and they went in. 'Two pints of bitter, please, miss,' ordered Jim. 'I say, 'old 'ard. I can't drink more than 'alf a pint,' said Liza. 'Cheese it,' answered Jim. 'You can do with all you can get, I know. TIZING SAUSAGE ROLLS ATE OF THEM AND WASHED THEM DOWN WITH A COUPLE OF POTS OF BEER THEN JIM LIT HIS PIPE AND THEY STROLLED OFF THEY HAD GOT QUITE NEAR THE WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD WHEN JIM SUGGESTED THEY SHOULD GO AND HAVE ONE MORE DRINK BEFORE CLOSING TIME I SHALL BE TIGHT SAID LIZA THAT DON'T MATTER ANSWERED JIM LAUGHING YOU AIN'T GOT TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND YOU CAN SLEEP AIR ALL RIGHT I DON'T MIND IF I DO THEN IN FOR A PENNY IN FOR A POUND AT THE PUB DOOR SHE DREW BACK I SAY GOV'NOR SHE SAID THERE'LL BE SOME OF THE COVES FROM DOWN OUR STREET AND THEY'LL SEE US NOW THERE WON'T BE NOBODY THERE DON'T YOU HAVE NO FEAR I DON'T LIKE TO GO IN FOR FEAR OF IT WELL WE AIN'T DOING NO HARM IF THEY DON'T SEE US AND WE CAN GO INTO THE PRIVATE BAR AND YOU BET YOUR BOOTS THERE WON'T BE NO ONE THERE SHE YIELDED AND THEY WENT IN TWO PINTS A BITTER PLEASE MISS ORDERED JIM I SAY OLD AUNT I CAN'T DRINK MORE THAN HALF A PINT SAID LIZA CHEESE IT ANSWERED JIM YOU CAN DO WITH ALL YOU CAN GET I KNOW
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