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English
1823
When the stage peasantry do talk, however, they soon make up for lost time. They start off all together with a suddenness that nearly knocks you over. They all talk. Nobody listens. WHEN THE STAGE PEASANTRY DO TALK HOWEVER THEY SOON MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME THEY START OFF ALTOGETHER WITH A SUDDENNESS THAT NEARLY KNOCKS YOU OVER THEY ALL TALK NOBODY LISTENS
h us with a grieved "Oh," and who would have gone off, when we had had enough of them, singing about it. By the way, this is a very beautiful trait in the character of the stage peasantry, their prompt and unquestioning compliance with the slightest wish of any of the principals. "Leave me, friends," says the heroine, beginning to make preparations for weeping, and before she can turn round they are clean gone--one lot to the right, evidently making for the back entrance of the public-house, and the other half to the left, where they visibly hide themselves behind the pump and wait till somebody else wants them. The stage peasantry do not talk much, their strong point being to listen. When they cannot get any more information about the state of the heroine's heart, they like to be told long and complicated stories about wrongs done years ago to people that they never heard of. They seem to be able to grasp and understand these stories with ease. This makes the audience envious of them.  ENCOURAGING LAUGH AND WOULD HAVE CONDOLED WITH US WITH A GRIEVED OH AND WOULD HAVE GONE OFF WHEN WE'D HAD ENOUGH OF THEM SINGING ABOUT IT BY THE WAY THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TRAIT IN THE CHARACTER OF THE STAGE PEASANTRY THEIR PROMPT AND UNQUESTIONING COMPLIANCE WITH THE SLIGHTEST WISH OF ANY OF THE PRINCIPALS LEAVE ME FRIENDS SAYS THE HEROINE BEGINNING TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR WEEPING AND BEFORE SHE CAN TURN ROUND THEY'RE CLEAN GONE ONE NOT TO THE RIGHT EVIDENTLY MAKING FOR THE BACK ENTRANCE OF A PUBLIC HOUSE THE OTHER HALF TO THE LEFT WHERE THEY VISIBLY HIDE THEMSELVES BEHIND THE PUMP AND WAIT TILL SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS THEM THE STAGE PEASANTRY DO NOT TALK MUCH THEIR STRONG POINT BEING TO LISTEN WHEN THEY CANNOT GET ANY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATE OF THE HEROINE'S HEART THEY LIKE TO BE TOLD LONG AND COMPLICATED STORIES ABOUT WRONGS DONE YEARS AGO TO PEOPLE THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THEY SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GRASP AND UNDERSTAND THESE STORIES WITH EASE THIS MAKES THE AUDIENCE ENVIOUS OF THEM
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