eyelledandhissedandbooed,whilethepoorbrutesbowedandtriedtolookasiftheylikedit.
'Iamenjoyin'myself,'saidLiza,pressingherselfquiteclosetoJim'youareagoodsorttertikeme—Jim.'
Hegaveheralittlehug,anditstruckherthatshewassittingjustasSallyhaddone,and,likeSally,shefoundit'jam'.
Theentr'acteswereshortandthecurtainwassoonupagain,andthecomicmanraisedcustomarylaughterbyundressingandexposinghisnethergarmentstothepublicviewthenmoretragedy,andthefinalactwithitsdarkenedroom,itscastinglots,anditsexplosion.
WhenitwasalloverandtheyhadgotoutsideJimsmackedhislipsandsaid:
'Icoulddowithagarglelet'sgoontothetpubthere.'
'I'masdryasbone,'saidLizaandsotheywent.
Whentheygotintheydiscoveredtheywerehungry,andseeingsomeappetisingsausage-rolls,ateofthem,andwashedthemdownwithacoupleofpotsofbeerthenJimlithispipeandtheystrolledoff.TheyhadgotquiteneartheWestminsterBridgeRoadwhenJimsuggestedthattheyshouldgoandhaveonemoredrinkbeforeclosingtime.
'Ishallbetight,'saidLiza.
'Thetdon'tmatter,'answeredJim,laughing.'Youain'tgottergoterworkinthemornin'an'youcansleepitaht.'
'Arright,Idon'tmindifIdothen,inforapenny,inforapound.'
Atthepubdoorshedrewback.
'Isay,guv'ner,'shesaid,'there'llbesomeofthecovesfromdahnourstreet,andthey'llseeus.'
'Na,therewon'tbenobodythere,don'tyer'avenofear.'
'Idon'tliketergoinforfearofit.'
'Well,weain'tdoin'no'armiftheydoesseeus,an'wecangointotheprivatebar,an'youbetyourbootstherewon'tbenoonethere.'
Sheyielded,andtheywentin.
'Twopintsofbitter,please,miss,'orderedJim.
'Isay,'old'ard.Ican'tdrinkmorethan'alfapint,'saidLiza.
'Cheeseit,'answeredJim.'Youcandowithallyoucanget,Iknow.'
Atclosingtimetheyleftandwalkeddownthebroadroadwhichledhomewards.
'Let's'avealittlesitdahn,'saidJim,pointingtoanemptybenchbetweentwotrees.
'Na,it'sgettin'liteIwantterbe'ome.'
'It