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All at once there was a cry: 'There's Liza!' And several members of the group turned and called out: 'Oo, look at Liza!' The dancers stopped to see the sight, and the organ grinder, having come to the end of his tune, ceased turning the handle and looked to see what was the excitement. ALL AT ONCE THERE WAS A CRY THERE'S LIZA AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP TURNED AND CALLED OUT OO LOOK AT LIZA THE DANCER STOPPED TO SEE THE SIGHT AND THE ORGAN GRINDER HAVING COME TO THE END OF HIS TUNE CEASED TURNING THE HANDLE AND LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE EXCITEMENT
egan turning the handle. It was a lively tune, and in less than no time a little crowd had gathered round to listen, chiefly the young men and the maidens, for the married ladies were never in a fit state to dance, and therefore disinclined to trouble themselves to stand round the organ. There was a moment's hesitation at opening the ball; then one girl said to another: 'Come on, Florrie, you and me ain't shy; we'll begin, and bust it!' The two girls took hold of one another, one acting gentleman, the other lady; three or four more pairs of girls immediately joined them, and they began a waltz. They held themselves very upright; and with an air of grave dignity which was quite impressive, glided slowly about, making their steps with the utmost precision, bearing themselves with sufficient decorum for a court ball. After a while the men began to itch for a turn, and two of them, taking hold of one another in the most approved fashion, waltzed round the circle with the gravity of judges. ARGE SOFT HAT ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD BEGAN TURNING THE HANDLE IT WAS A LIVELY TUNE AND IN LESS THAN NO TIME A LITTLE CROWD HAD GATHERED ROUND TO LISTEN CHIEFLY THE YOUNG MEN AND THE MAIDENS FOR THE MARRIED LADIES WERE NEVER IN A FIT STATE TO DANCE AND THEREFORE DISINCLINED TO TROUBLE THEMSELVES TO STAND ROUND THE ORGAN THERE WAS A MOMENT'S HESITATION AT OPENING THE BALL THEN ONE GIRL SAID TO ANOTHER COME FLORRIE YOU AND ME AUNT SHY WE'LL BEGIN AND BUST IT THE TWO GIRLS TOOK HOLD OF ONE ANOTHER ONE ACTING GENTLEMAN THE OTHER LADY THREE OR FOUR MORE PAIRS OF GIRLS IMMEDIATELY JOINED THEM AND THEY BEGAN A WALTZ THEY HELD THEMSELVES VERY UPRIGHT WITH AN AIR OF GRAVE DIGNITY WHICH WAS QUITE IMPRESSIVE GLIDED SLOWLY ABOUT MAKING THEIR STEPS WITH THE UTMOST PRECISION BURYING THEMSELVES WITH SUFFICIENT DECORUM FOR A COOL BALL AFTER A WHILE THE MEN BEGAN TO ITCH FOR A TURN AND TWO OF THEM TAKING HOLD OF ONE ANOTHER IN THE MOST APPROVED FASHION WALKED ROUND THE CIRCLE WITH THE GRAVITY OF JUDGES
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