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It was Liza who spoke first. 'You'd better go dahn the Road and by the church an' git into Vere Street the other end, an' I'll go through the passage, so thet no one shouldn't see us comin' together,' she spoke almost in a whisper. 'Arright, Liza,' he answered, 'I'll do just as you tell me.' IT WAS LIZA WHO SPOKE FIRST YOU'D BETTER GO DOWN THE ROAD AND BY THE CHURCH AND GET INTO VERE STREET THE OTHER END AND I'LL GO THROUGH THE PASSAGE SO THAT NO ONE SHOULD SEE US COMING TOGETHER SHE SPOKE IN ALMOST A WHISPER ALL RIGHT LIZA HE ANSWERED I'LL DO JUST AS YOU TELL ME
 were suffocating. Almost fainting, she swayed over towards the man, and a cold shiver ran through her from top to toe. Jim bent over her, and, taking her in both arms, he pressed his lips to hers in a long, passionate kiss. At last, panting for breath, she turned her head away and groaned. Then they again sat for a long while in silence, Liza full of a strange happiness, feeling as if she could laugh aloud hysterically, but restrained by the calm and silence of the night. Close behind struck a church clock--one. 'Bless my soul!' said Liza, starting, 'there's one o'clock. I must get 'ome.' 'It's so nice out 'ere; do sty, Liza.' He pressed her closer to him. 'Yer know, Liza, I love yer--fit ter kill.' 'Na, I can't stay; come on.' She got up from the seat, and pulled him up too. 'Come on,' she said. Without speaking they went along, and there was no one to be seen either in front or behind them. He had not got his arm round her now, and they were walking side by side, slightly separated. K HER HANDS BEGAN TO TREMBLE AND HER BREATH GREW RAPID AS THOUGH SHE WAS SUFFOCATING ALMOST FAINTING SHE SWAYED OVER TOWARDS THE MAN A COLD SHIVER RAN THROUGH HER FROM TOP TO TOE JIM BENT OVER AND TAKING HER IN BOTH ARMS HE PRESSED HIS LIPS TO HERS IN A LONG PASSIONATE KISS AT LAST PANTING FOR BREATH SHE TURNED HER HEAD AWAY AND GROANED THEN THEY SAT FOR A LONG WHILE IN SILENCE LIZA FULL OF A STRANGE HAPPINESS FEELING AS IF SHE COULD LAUGH ALOUD HYSTERICALLY BUT RESTRAINED BY THE CALM AND SILENCE OF THE NIGHT CLOSE BEHIND STRUCK A CHURCH CLOCK ONE BLESS MY SOUL SAID LIZA STARTING THERE'S ONE O'CLOCK I MUST GET HOME IT'S SO NICE OUT HERE DO STAY ELIZA HE PRESSED HER CLOSER TO HIM YOU KNOW LIZA I LOVE YOU FIT TO KILL NOW I CAN'T STAY COME ON SHE GOT UP FROM THE SEAT AND PULLED HIM UP TOO COME ON SHE SAID WITHOUT SPEAKING THEY WENT ALONG AND THERE WAS NO ONE TO BE SEEN EITHER IN FRONT OR BEHIND THEM HE HAD NOT GOT HIS ARM ROUND HER NOW AND THEY WERE WALKING SIDE BY SIDE SLIGHTLY SEPARATED
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