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'They've all rounded on me except you, Tom. I'd 'ave done better if I'd tiken you when you arst me; I shouldn't be where I am now, if I 'ad.' 'Well, won't yer now? Won't yer 'ave me now?' 'Me? After wot's 'appened?' 'Oh, I don't mind abaht thet. Thet don't matter ter me if you'll marry me. THEY'VE ALL ROUNDED ON ME EXCEPT YOU TOM I'D HAVE DONE BETTER IF I'D TAKEN YOU WHEN YOU ASKED ME I SHOULDN'T BE WHERE I AM NOW IF I HAD WELL WON'T YOU NOW WON'T YOU HAVE ME NOW ME AFTER WHAT'S HAPPENED OH I DON'T MIND ABOUT THAT THAT DON'T MATTER TO ME IF YOU'LL MARRY ME
roken with sobs; and as he sat down beside her she took his hand. 'Na, I ain't,' he answered; 'it's only wot anybody 'ud 'ave done.' 'Yer know, Tom,' she said, after a little silence, 'I'm so sorry I spoke cross like when I met yer in the street; you ain't spoke ter me since.' 'Oh, thet's all over now, old lidy, we needn't think of thet.' 'Oh, but I 'ave treated yer bad. I'm a regular wrong 'un, I am.' He pressed her hand without speaking. 'I say, Tom,' she began, after another pause. 'Did yer know thet--well, you know--before ter-day?' He blushed as he answered: 'Yus.' She spoke very sadly and slowly. 'I thought yer did; yer seemed so cut up like when I used to meet yer. Yer did love me then, Tom, didn't yer?' 'I do now, dearie,' he answered. 'Ah, it's too lite now,' she sighed. 'D'yer know, Liza,' he said, 'I just abaht kicked the life aht of a feller 'cause 'e said you was messin' abaht with--with 'im.' 'An' yer knew I was?' 'Yus--but I wasn't goin' ter 'ave anyone say it before me. M A SIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO WIND UP HER HAIR YOU HAVE BEEN GOOD TO ME TOM SHE REPEATED HER VOICE STILL BROKEN WITH SOBS AND AS HE SAT DOWN BESIDE HER SHE TOOK HIS HAND NAY AIN'T HE SAID IT'S ONLY WHAT ANYBODY UD HAVE DONE YOU KNOW TOM SHE SAID AFTER A LITTLE SILENCE I'M SO SORRY I SPOKE CROSS LIKE WHEN I MET YOU IN THE STREET YOU AIN'T SPOKE TO ME SINCE OH THAT'S ALL OVER NOW LADY WE NEEDN'T THINK OF THAT OH BUT I HAVE TREATED YOU BAD I'M A REGULAR WRONG I AM HE PRESSED HER HAND WITHOUT SPEAKING I SAY TOM SHE BEGAN AFTER ANOTHER PAUSE DID YOU KNOW THAT WELL YOU KNOW BEFORE TO DAY HE BLUSHED AS HE ANSWERED YES SHE SPOKE VERY SADLY AND SLOWLY I THOUGHT YOU DID YOU SEEMED SO CUT UP WHEN I USED TO MEET YOU YOU DID LOVE ME THEN TOM DIDN'T YOU I DO NOW DEARIE HE ANSWERED AH IT'S TOO LATE NOW SHE SIGHED YOU KNOW ELIZA HE SAID I'M JUST ABOUT KICKED THE LIFE OUT OF A FELLER CAUSE HE SAID HE WAS MESSING ABOUT WITH WITH HIM AND YOU KNEW I WAS YES BUT I WASN'T GOING TO HAVE ANY ONE SAY IT BEFORE ME
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