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'Liza 'as all the pleasures of a 'usband an' none of the trouble.' 'Bli'me if I know wot yer mean!' said Liza. 'Na, of course not; you don't know nothin', do yer?' 'Innocent as a bibe. Our Father which art in 'eaven!' ''Aven't been in London long, 'ave yer?' They spoke in chorus, and Liza stood in front of them, bewildered, not knowing what to answer. LIZA HAS ALL THE PLEASURES OF A HUSBAND AND NONE OTHER TROUBLE BLI ME IF I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN SAID LIZA NO OF COURSE NOT YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING DEAR INNOCENT AS A BABE OUR FATHER WOULD CHAR IN HEAVEN HAVEN'T BEEN IN LONDON LONG HAVE YE THEY SPOKE IN CHORUS AND LIZA STOOD IN FRONT OF THEM BEWILDERED NOT KNOWING WHAT TO ANSWER
us night, on coming home after the day's work and bidding her 'Good evenin',' she had turned her back on him without answering. 'Can't you answer when you're spoke to?' he had said. 'Good evenin',' she had replied sulkily, with her back still turned. After that Liza noticed that Polly avoided her. 'Wot's up, Polly?' she said to her one day. 'You never speaks now; 'ave you 'ad yer tongue cut aht?' 'Me? I ain't got nothin' ter speak abaht, thet I knows of,' answered Polly, abruptly walking off. Liza grew very red and quickly looked to see if anyone had noticed the incident. A couple of youths, sitting on the pavement, had seen it, and she saw them nudge one another and wink. Then the fellows about the street began to chaff her. 'You look pale,' said one of a group to her one day. 'You're overworkin' yerself, you are,' said another. 'Married life don't agree with Liza, thet's wot it is,' added a third. ''Oo d'yer think yer gettin' at? I ain't married, an' never like ter be,' she answered. TELY HIS WIFE HAD BEEN SULKING AND NOT SPEAKING TO HIM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT ON COMING HOME AFTER THE DAY'S WORK AND BIDDING HER GOOD EVENING SHE HAD TURNED HER BACK ON HIM WITHOUT ANSWERING CAN'T YOU ANSWER WHEN YOU SPOKE TO HE HAD SAID GOOD EVENING SHE HAD REPLIED SULKILY WITH HER BACK STILL TURNED AFTER THAT ELIZA NOTICED THAT POLLY AVOIDED HER WHAT'S UP POLLY SHE SAID TO HER ONE DAY YOU NEVER SPEAKS NOW HAVE YOU HAD YOUR TONGUE CUT OUT ME I CAN GET NOTHING TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT UNOWES OF ANSWERED POLLY ABRUPTLY WALKING OFF ELIZA GREW VERY RED AND QUICKLY LOOKED TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD NOTICED THE INCIDENT A COUPLE OF YOUTHS SITTING ON THE PAVEMENT HAD SEEN IT AND SHE SAW THEM NUDGE ONE ANOTHER AND WINK THEN THE FELLOWS ABOUT THE STREET BEGAN TO CHAFFER YOU LOOK PALE SAID ONE OF A GROUP TO HER ONE DAY YOU'RE OVERWORKIN YOURSELF YOU ARE SAID ANOTHER MARRIED LIFE DON'T AGREE WITH LIZA THAT'S WHAT IT IS ADDED A THIRD WHO'D YOU THINK YOU GETTING AT I AM MARRIED AND NEVER LIKE TO BE SHE ANSWERED
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