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She went right round, meaning to get into the street from the other end and, unobserved, slip into her house, which was then quite close; but she dared not risk it immediately for fear Mrs. Blakeston should still be there; so she waited about for half an hour. SHE WENT RIGHT ROUND MEANING TO GET INTO THE STREET FROM THE OTHER END AND UNOBSERVED SLIP INTO HER HOUSE WHICH WAS THEN QUITE CLOSE BUT SHE DARED NOT RISK IT IMMEDIATELY FOR FEAR MISSUS BLAKESTON SHOULD STILL BE THERE SO SHE WAITED ABOUT FOR HALF AN HOUR
poke. Liza was a coward. She could not help thinking of her enemy's threat; it got on her nerves, and she hardly dared go out for fear of meeting her; she would look nervously in front of her, quickly turning round if she saw in the distance anyone resembling Mrs. Blakeston. She dreamed of her at night; she saw the big, powerful form, the heavy, frowning face, and the curiously braided brown hair; and she would wake up with a cry and find herself bathed in sweat. It was the Saturday afternoon following this, a chill November day, with the roads sloshy, and a grey, comfortless sky that made one's spirits sink. It was about three o'clock, and Liza was coming home from work; she got into Vere Street, and was walking quickly towards her house when she saw Mrs. Blakeston coming towards her. Her heart gave a great jump. Turning, she walked rapidly in the direction she had come; with a screw round of her eyes she saw that she was being followed, and therefore went straight out of Vere Street. CKS HE CLENCHED HIS FISTS AS HE SPOKE LIZA WAS A COWARD SHE COULD NOT HELP THINKING OF HER ENEMY'S THREAT IT GOT ON HER NERVES AND SHE HARDLY DARED GO OUT FOR FEAR OF MEETING HER SHE WOULD LOOK NERVOUSLY IN FRONT OF HER QUICKLY TURNING ROUND IF SHE SAW IN THE DISTANCE ANY ONE RESEMBLING MISSUS BLAKESTON SHE DREAMED OF HER AT NIGHT SHE SAW THE BIG POWERFUL FORM THE HEAVY FROWNING FACE AND THE CURIOUSLY BRAIDED BROWN HAIR SHE WOULD WAKE UP WITH A CRY AND FIND HERSELF BATHED IN SWEAT IT WAS THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THIS A CHILLY NOVEMBER DAY THE ROAD SLOSHY AND A GRAY COMFORTLESS SKY THAT MADE ONE'S SPIRIT SINK IT WAS ABOUT THREE O'CLOCK AND LIZA WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK SHE GOT INTO VERE STREET AND WAS WALKING QUICKLY TOWARDS HER HOUSE WHEN SHE SAW MISSUS BLAKESTON COMING TOWARDS HER HER HEART GAVE A GREAT JUMP TURNING SHE WALKED RAPIDLY IN THE DIRECTION SHE HAD COME WITH A SCREW ROUND OF HER EYES SHE SAW THAT SHE WAS BEING FOLLOWED AND THEREFORE WENT STRAIGHT OUT OF VERE STREET
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