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They heard nothing of it, when Jim afterwards met one of the men in a public house he did not mention a meeting, and they thought that perhaps they had not been recognized. But the second time was worse. It was on the Albert Embankment again. They were met by a party of four, all of whom lived in the street. THEY HEARD NOTHING OF IT WHEN JIM AFTERWARDS MET ONE OF THEM IN A PUBLIC HOUSE HE DID NOT MENTION A MEETING AND THEY THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THEY HAD NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED BUT THE SECOND TIME WAS WORSE IT WAS ON THE ALBERT EMBANKMENT AGAIN THEY WERE MET BY A PARTY OF FOUR ALL OF WHOM LIVED IN THE STREET
ldom more forcible than ladylike. Both Jim and she liked children, and, tiny, ragged urchins would gather round to have rides on the man's knees or mock fights with Liza. They thought themselves far away from anyone in Vere Street, but twice, as they were walking along, they were met by people they knew. Once it was two workmen coming home from a job at Vauxhall: Liza did not see them till they were quite near; she immediately dropped Jim's arm, and they both cast their eyes to the ground as the men passed, like ostriches, expecting that if they did not look they would not be seen. 'D'you see 'em, Jim?' asked Liza, in a whisper, when they had gone by. 'I wonder if they see us.' Almost instinctively she turned round, and at the same moment one of the men turned too; then there was no doubt about it. 'Thet did give me a turn,' she said. 'So it did me,' answered Jim; 'I simply went 'ot all over.' 'We was bally fools,' said Liza; 'we oughter 'ave spoken to 'em! D'you think they'll let aht? R AND MAKE SOME REMARK ABOUT HER NOT SELDOM MORE FORCIBLE THAN LADYLIKE BOTH JIM AND SHE LIKED CHILDREN AND TINY RAGGED URCHINS WOULD GATHER ROUND TO HAVE RIDES ON THE MAN'S KNEES OR MOCK FIGHTS WITH LIZA THEY THOUGHT THEMSELVES FAR AWAY FROM ANYONE IN BEER STREET BUT TWICE AS THEY WERE WALKING ALONG THEY WERE MET BY PEOPLE THEY KNEW ONCE IT WAS TWO WORKMEN COMING HOME FROM A JOB AT VAUXLE ELIZA DID NOT SEE THEM TILL THEY WERE QUITE NEAR SHE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED JIM'S ARMS AND THEY BOTH CAST THEIR EYES TO THE GROUND AS THE MEN PASSED LIKE OSTRICHES EXPECTING THAT IF THEY DID NOT LOOK UP THEY WOULD NOT BE SEEN DID YOU SEE HIM JIM ASKED LIZA IN A WHISPER WHEN THEY HAD GONE BY I WONDER IF THEY SEE US ALMOST INSTINCTIVELY SHE TURNED ROUND AND AT THE SAME MOMENT ONE OF THE MEN TURNED TOO THEN THERE WAS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT THAT DID GIVE ME A TURN SHE SAID SO IT DID ME ANSWERED JIM I SIMPLY WENT ON ALL OVER WE WAS BALLY FOOLS SAID ELIZA WE OUGHT TO HAVE SPOKEN TO HIM DO YOU THINK THEY'LL LET OUT
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