away?"

"I didn't bring 'er," I ses. "She follered me."

"Well, she can foller you agin," she ses. "Go on!" she ses, trembling
all over. "Git out afore I start on you."

I was in such a temper that I daren't trust myself to stop. I just gave
'er one look, and then I drew myself up and went out. 'Alf the fools in
our street was standing in front of the 'ouse, 'umming like bees, but I
took no notice. I held my 'ead up and walked through them with that
woman trailing arter me.

I was in such a state of mind that I went on like a man in a dream. If
it had ha' been a dream I should ha' pushed 'er under an omnibus, but you
can't do things like that in real life.

"Penny for your thoughts, Bill," she ses. I didn't answer her.

"Why don't you speak to me?" she ses.

"You don't know wot you're asking for," I ses.

I was hungry and sleepy, and 'ow I was going to get through the day I
couldn't think. I went into a pub and 'ad a couple o' pints o' stout and
a crust o' bread and cheese for brekfuss. I don't know wot she 'ad, but
when the barman tried to take for it out o' my money, I surprised 'im.

We walked about till I was ready to drop. Then we got to Victoria Park,
and I 'ad no sooner got on to the grass than I laid down and went