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For a long time she was unwilling to believe that there was any change in them, and Jim who had observed nothing, persuaded her that it was all fancy. But gradually it became clearer, and Jim had to agree with her that somehow or other people had found out. FOR A LONG TIME SHE WAS UNWILLING TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ANY CHANGE IN THEM AND JIM WHO HAD OBSERVED NOTHING PERSUADED HER THAT IT WAS ALL FANCY BUT GRADUALLY IT BECAME CLEARER AND JIM HAD TO AGREE WITH HER THAT SOME HOUR OR OTHER PEOPLE HAD FOUND OUT
mile, while he bent down again and kissed her. They were very happy. But the hours passed by so quickly, that Big Ben striking twelve came upon them as a surprise, and unwillingly they got up and made their way homewards; their partings were never ending--each evening Jim refused to let her go from his arms, and tears stood in his eyes at the thought of the separation. 'I'd give somethin',' he would say, 'if we could be togither always.' 'Never mind, old chap!' Liza would answer, herself half crying, 'it can't be 'elped, so we must jolly well lump it.' But notwithstanding all their precautions people in Vere Street appeared to know. First of all Liza noticed that the women did not seem quite so cordial as before, and she often fancied they were talking of her; when she passed by they appeared to look at her, then say something or other, and perhaps burst out laughing; but when she approached they would immediately stop speaking, and keep silence in a rather awkward, constrained manner. R AND WHEN SHE ROUSED HERSELF SHE WOULD SMILE WHILE HE BENT DOWN AGAIN AND KISSED HER THEY WERE VERY HAPPY THE HOURS PASSED BY SO QUICKLY THAT BIG BENS STRIKING TWELVE CAME UPON THEM AS A SURPRISE AND UNWILLINGLY THEY GOT UP AND MADE THEIR WAY HOMEWARDS THEIR PARTINGS WERE NEVER ENDING EACH EVENING JIM REFUSED TO LET HER GO FROM HIS ARMS AND TEARS STOOD IN HIS EYES AT THE THOUGHT OF SEPARATION I'D GIVE SOMETHING HE WOULD SAY IF WE COULD BE TOGETHER ALWAYS NEVER MIND OLD CHAP LIZA WOULD ANSWER HERSELF HALF CRYING IT CAN'T BE HELPED SO WE MUST JOLLY WELL LUMP IT BUT NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THEIR PRECAUTIONS PEOPLE IN VERER STREET APPEARED TO KNOW FIRST OF ALL LISA NOTICED THAT THE WOMAN DID NOT SEEM QUITE SO CORDIAL AS BEFORE AND SHE OFTEN FANCIED THEY WERE TALKING OF HER WHEN SHE PASSED BY THEY APPEARED TO LOOK AT HER THEN SAY SOMETHING OR OTHER AND PERHAPS BURST OUT LAUGHING BUT WHEN SHE APPROACHED THEY WOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP SPEAKING AND KEEP SILENCE IN A RATHER AWKWARD CONSTRAINED MANNER
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