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    e. 'Say,Tom,'ooarethemnewfolkas'ascomeintothestreet?It'sabigchapwithabrownbeard.' 'D'youmeantheblokeaskissedyerthisafternoon?' Lizablushedagain. 'Well,whyshouldn't'ekissme?'shesaid,withsomeinconsequence. 'Ineversaidas'ow'eshouldn'tIonlyarstyerifitwasthesime.' 'Yea,thet's'ooImean.' ''IsnimeisBlakeston—JimBlakeston.I'veonlyspoketo'imoncehe'stookthetwotoproomsatNo.19'ouse.' 'Wot's'ewanttwotoproomsfor?' ''Im?Oh,'e'sgotabigfamily—fivekids.Ain'tyerseen'iswifeabahtthestreet?She'sabig,fatwoman,asdoes'er'airfunny.' 'Ididn'tknow'e'adawife.' TherewasanothersilenceLizasatthinking,andTomstoodatthewindow,lookingather. 'Won'tyercomeahtwithme,Liza?'heasked,atlast. 'Na,Tom,'shesaid,alittlemoregently,'it'stoolite.' 'Liza,'hesaid,blushingtotherootsofhishair. 'Well?' 'Liza'—hecouldn'tgoon,andstutteredinhisshyness—'Liza,I—I—Ilovesyer,Liza.' 'Garnawy!' Hewasquitebravenow,andtookholdofherhand. 'Yerknow,Liza,I'mearnin'twenty-threeshillin'sattheworksnow,an'I'vegotsomefurnitureasmotherleftmewhenshewastook.' Thegirlsaidnothing. 'Liza,willyou'aveme?I'llmakeyeragood'usband,Liza,swopmebob,Iwillan'yerknowI'mnotadrinkin'sort.Liza,willyermarryme?' 'Na,Tom,'sheansweredquietly. 'Oh,Liza,won'tyou'aveme?' 'Na,Tom,Ican't.' 'Whynot?You'vecomeahtwalkin'withmeeversinceWhitsun.' 'Ah,thingsisdifferentnow.' 'You'renotwalkin'ahtwithanybodyelse,areyou,Liza?'heaskedquickly. 'Na,notthat.' 'Well,whywon'tyer,Liza?OhLiza,Idoloveyer,I'veneverlovedanybodyasIloveyou!' 'Oh,Ican't,Tom!' 'Thereain'tnooneelse?' 'Na.' 'Thenwhynot?' 'I'mverysorry,Tom,butIdon'tloveyersoastermarryyer.' 'Oh,Liza!' Shecouldnotseethelookuponhisface,butsheheardtheagonyinhisvoiceand,movedwithsuddenpity,shebentout,threwherarmsroundhisneck,andkissedhimonbothcheeks. 'Nevermindoldchap!'shesaid.'I'mnotworthtroublin'abaht.' Andquicklydrawingback,sheslammedthewindowto,andmovedintothefurtherpartoftheroom.
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