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She asked after the aches and pains of all the old people, and delicately inquired after the babies, past and future; the children hung on to her skirts and asked her to play with them, and she would hold one end of the rope while tiny little ragged girls skipped, invariably entangling themselves after two jumps. SHE ASKED AFTER THE ACHES AND PAINS OF ALL THE OLD PEOPLE AND DELICATELY INQUIRED AFTER THE BABIES PAST AND FUTURE THE CHILDREN HUNG ON TO HER SKIRTS AND ASKED HER TO PLAY WITH THEM AND SHE WOULD HOLD ONE END OF THE ROPE WHILE TINY LITTLE RAGGED GIRLS SKIPPED INVARIABLY ENTANGLING THEMSELVES AFTER TWO JUMPS
oin'?' 'Na!' 'Not! Well, why don't you get round Tom? 'E'll tike yer, and jolly glad 'e'll be, too.' ''E arst me ter go with 'im, but I wouldn't.' 'Swop me bob--why not?' 'I ain't keeping company with 'im.' 'Yer might 'ave gone with 'im all the sime.' 'Na. You're goin' with 'Arry, ain't yer?' 'Yus!' 'An' you're goin' to 'ave 'im?' 'Right again!' 'Well, I couldn't go with Tom, and then throw him over.' 'Well, you are a mug!' The two girls had strolled down towards the Westminster Bridge Road, and Sally, meeting her young man, had gone to him. Liza walked back, wishing to get home in time to cook the dinner. But she went slowly, for she knew every dweller in the street, and as she passed the groups sitting at their doors, as on the previous evening, but this time mostly engaged in peeling potatoes or shelling peas, she stopped and had a little chat. Everyone liked her, and was glad to have her company. 'Good old Liza,' they would say, as she left them, 'she's a rare good sort, ain't she? HE'S GOING TO TAKE ME TO SHINGFORD TO MORROW OH IN THE RED LIME BREAK YES ARE YOU GOING NA NOT WELL WHY DON'T YOU GET ROUND TOM HE'LL TAKE YER AND JOLLY GLAD HE'LL BE TOO HE ASKED ME TO GO WITH HIM BUT WOULDN'T SORT ME BOB WHY NOT I AIN'T KEEPIN COMPANY WITH HIM YOU MIGHT HAVE GONE WITH HIM ALL THE SAME NOW YOU'RE GOING WITH HARRY AIN'T YES AND YOU CANNA HAVE HIM RIGHT AGAIN WELL I COULDN'T GO WITH TOM AND THEN THROW HIM OVER WHERE YOU ARE MARK THE TWO GIRLS HAD STROLLED DOWN TOWARDS THE WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD AND SALLIE MEETING HER YOUNG MAN HAD GONE TO HIM ELIZA WALKED BACK WISHING TO GET HOME IN TIME TO COOK THE DINNER SHE WENT SLOWLY BUT SHE KNEW EVERY DWELLER IN THE STREET AND AS SHE PASSED THE GROUP SITTING AT THEIR DOORS AS ON THE PREVIOUS EVENING BUT THIS TIME MOSTLY ENGAGED IN PEELING POTATOES OR SHELLING PEAS SHE STOPPED AND HAD A LITTLE CHAT EVERY ONE LIKED HER AND WAS GLAD TO HAVE HER COMPANY GOOD OLD LIZA THEY WOULD SAY AS IF SHE LEFT THEM SHE'S A RARE GOOD SOUL AIN'T SHE
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