heheldhertongue,andputonherhat.
'Now,you'regoin'aht,andleavin'meIdunnowotyougetuptointhestreetwithallthosemen.Nogood,I'llbebound.An''ereamIleftalone,an'Imightdieforallyoucare.'
Inhersorrowatherselftheoldladybegantocry,andLizaslippedoutoftheroomandintothestreet.
LeaningagainstthewalloftheoppositehousewasTomhecametowardsher.
''Ulloa!'shesaid,asshesawhim.'Wotareyoudoin''ere?'
'Iwaswaitin'foryoutercomeaht,Liza,'heanswered.
Shelookedathimquickly.
'Iain'tcomin'ahtwithyerter-day,ifthet'swotyermean,'shesaid.
'Ineverthoughtofarskin'yer,Liza—afterwotyousaidtermelastnight.'
Hisvoicewasalittlesad,andshefeltsosorryforhim.
'Butyerdidwantterspeakterme,didn'tyer,Tom?'shesaid,moregently.
'You'vegotadayoffter-morrow,ain'tyer?'
'Bank'Oliday.Yus!Why?'
'Why,'causethey'vegotadragstartin'fromthe"RedLion"that'sgoin'downterChingfordfortheday—an'I'mgoin'.'
'Yus!'shesaid.
Helookedatherdoubtfully.
'Willyercometoo,Liza?It'llbearegularbeenothere'sonlygoin'terbepeopleinthestreet.Eh,Liza?'
'Na,Ican't'
'Whynot?'
'Iain'tgot—Iain'tgottheooftish.'
'Imean,won'tyercomewithme?'
'Na,Tom,thankyerIcan'tdothetneither.'
'Yermightaswell,Lizaitwouldn't'urtyer.'
'Na,itwouldn'tberightlikeIcan'tcomeahtwithyer,andthenmeannothin'!Itwouldbedoin'yerahtofanouting.'
'Idon'tseewhy,'hesaid,verycrestfallen.
'Ican'tgoonkeepin'companywithyou—afterwhatIsaidlastnight.'
'Ishan'tenjoyitabitwithoutyou,Liza.'
'Yougitsomebodyelse,Tom.You'lldowithahtmeallright.'
Shenoddedtohim,andwalkedupthestreettothehouseofherfriendSally.Havingarrivedinfrontofit,sheputherhandstohermouthintrumpetform,andshouted:
''I!'I!'I!Sally!'
Acoupleoffellowsstandingbycopiedher