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tin'foryerterlookup.Iseeyerbeforeter-day.' 'Na,when?' 'Ipassedbe'indyerasyouan'thetothergirlwaslookin'attheadvertisementofthetply.' 'Ineverseeyer.' 'Na,Iknowyerdidn't.I'earyersay,yousays:"Ishouldliketoseethet."' 'Yus,an'Ishouldtoo.' 'Well,I'lltikeyer.' 'You?' 'Yuswhynot?' 'Ilikethetwotwouldyermissussy?' 'Shewouldn'tknow.' 'Buttheneighbourswould!' 'Notheywouldn't,noone'dseeus.' Hewasspeakinginalowvoicesothatpeoplecouldnothear. 'Youcouldmeetmeahtsidethetheatre,'hewenton. 'Na,Icouldn'tgowithyouyou'reamarriedman.' 'Garn!wot'sthematter—jesttergotertheply?An'besides,mymissuscan'tcomeifshewanted,she'sgotthekidsterlookafter.' 'Ishouldliketerseeit,'saidLizameditatively. Theyhadreachedherhouse,andJimsaid: 'Well,comeahtthisevenin'andtellmeifyerwill—eh,Liza?' 'Na,I'mnotcomin'ahtthisevening.' 'Thetwon't'urtyer.Ishallwiteforyer.' ''Tain'tabitofgoodyourwiting','causeIshan'tcome.' 'Well,then,look'ere,LizanextSaturdaynight'sthelastnight,an'Ishallgotothetheatre,any'ow.An'ifyou'llcome,youjustcometothedoorat'alf-pastsix,an'you'llfindmethere.See?' 'Na,Idon't,'saidLiza,firmly. 'Well,Ishallexpectyer.' 'Ishan'tcome,soyouneedn'texpect.'Andwiththatshewalkedintothehouseandslammedthedoorbehindher. Hermotherhadnotcomeinfromherday'scharing,andLizasetaboutgettinghertea.Shethoughtitwouldberatherlonelyeatingitalone,sopouringoutacupofteaandputtingalittlecondensedmilkintoit,shecutahugepieceofbread-and-butter,andsatherselfdownoutsideonthedoorstep.Anotherwomancamedownstairs,andseeingLiza,satdownbyhersideandbegantotalk. 'Why,Mrs.Stanley,wot'aveyerdonetoyour'ead?'askedLiza,noticingabandageroundherforehead. 'I'adanaccidentlastnight,'answeredthewoman,blushinguneasily. 'Oh,Iamsorry!Wotdidyerdotoyerself?' 'Ifellagainstthecoal-scuttleandcutmy'eadopen.' 'Well,Inever!' 'Totellyerthetruth,I'adafewwordswithmyoldman.Butonedoesn'tlikethemthingstogetabahtyerwon'ttellanyone,willyer?' 'Notme!'answeredLiza.'Ididn'tknowyerhusbandwaslikethet.' 'Oh,'e'sasgentleasalambwhen'e'ssober,'saidMrs.Stanley,apologetically.'But,Lor'blessyer,when'e's'adadroptoomuch'e'sademond,an'there'snotwowaysabahtit.' 'An'youain'tbeenmarriedlongneither?'saidLiza. 'Na,notaboveeighteenmonthsain'titdisgriceful?Thet'swotthedoctoratthe'orspitalsaysterme.I'adtergoterthe'orspital.Youshouldhaveseen'owitbled!—itbledalldahn'myfice,andwentstreamin'likeabustwaterpipe.Well,itfairfrightenedmyoldman,an'Isayster'im,"I'llchargeyer,"an'althoughIwasbleedin'likeabloomin'pigIshookmyfistat'im,an'Isays,"I'llchargeye—seeifIdon't!"An''esays,"Na,"says'e,"don'tdothet,forGod'ssike,Kitie,I'llgitthreemonths."