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They sat there for a long while in silence; the beer had got to Liza's head, and the warm night air filled her with a double intoxication. She felt the arm round her waist, and the big, heavy form pressing against her side; she experienced again the curious sensation as if her heart were about to burst, and it choked her  a feeling so oppressive and painful it almost made her feel sick. Her hands began to tremble, and her breathing grew rapid, as though she were suffocating. THEY SAT THERE FOR A LONG WHILE IN SILENCE THE BIER HAD GOT TO LIZA'S HEAD AND THE WARM NIGHT AIR FILLED HER WITH A DOUBLE INTOXICATION SHE FELT THE ARM ROUND HER WAIST AND THE BIG HEAVY FORM PRESSING AGAINST HER SIDE SHE EXPERIENCED AGAIN THE MOST CURIOUS SENSATION AS IF HER HEART WERE ABOUT TO BURST AND IT CHOKED HER A FEELING SO OPPRESSIVE AND PAINFUL ALMOST MADE HER FEEL SICK HER HANDS BEGAN TO TREMBLE AND HER BREATH GREW RAPID AS THOUGH SHE WAS SUFFOCATING
ome 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.' 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. T 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 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
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