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The ladies removed their cloaks and capes, and the men, following their example, took off their coats and sat in their shirt sleeves. THE LADIES REMOVED THEIR CLOAKS AND CAPES AND THE MEN FOLLOWING THEIR EXAMPLE TOOK OFF THEIR COATS AND SAT IN THEIR SHIRT SLEEVES
nd drew his arm away from her waist. The horses scampered on, and the man behind blew his horn with vigour. 'Don't bust yerself, guv'nor!' said one of the passengers to him when he made a particularly discordant sound. They drove along eastwards, and as the hour grew later the streets became more filled and the traffic greater. At last they got on the road to Chingford, and caught up numbers of other vehicles going in the same direction--donkey-shays, pony-carts, tradesmen's carts, dog-carts, drags, brakes, every conceivable kind of wheel thing, all filled with people, the wretched donkey dragging along four solid rate-payers to the pair of stout horses easily managing a couple of score. They exchanged cheers and greetings as they passed, the 'Red Lion' brake being noticeable above all for its uproariousness. As the day wore on the sun became hotter, and the road seemed more dusty and threw up a greater heat. 'I am getting 'ot!' was the common cry, and everyone began to puff and sweat. IZA SHUT IT SHE ANSWERED CRUELLY AND DREW HIS ARM AWAY FROM HER WAIST THE HORSES SCAMPERED ON AND THE MAN BEHIND BLEW HIS HORN WITH VIGOUR DON'T BUST YOURSELF GOVERNOR SAID ONE OF THE PASSENGERS TO HIM WHEN HE MADE A PARTICULARLY DISCORDANT SOUND THEY DROVE ALONG EASTWARDS AND AS THE HOUR GREW LATER THE STREETS BECAME MORE FILLED AND THE TRAFFIC GREATER AT LAST THEY GOT ON THE ROAD TO CHINGFORD AND CAUGHT UP NUMBERS OF OTHER VEHICLES GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION DONKEY CHAISE PONY CARTS TRADESMEN'S CARTS DOG CARTS DRAGS BRAKES EVERY CONCEIVABLE KIND OF WHEEL THING ALL FILLED WITH PEOPLE THE WRETCHED DONKEY DRAGGING ALONG FOUR SOLID RAPE PAYERS TO THE PAIR OF STOUT HORSES EASILY MANAGING A COUPLE OF SCORE THEY EXCHANGED CHEERS AND GREETINGS AS THEY PASSED THE RED LION BRAKE BEING NOTICEABLE ABOVE ALL FOR ITS UPROARIOUSNESS AS THE DAY WORE ON THE SUN BECAME HOTTER AND THE ROAD SEEMED MORE DUSTY AND THREW UP A GREATER HEAT I AM GET NOT WAS THE COMMON CRY AND EVERYON BEGAN TO PUFF AND SWEAT
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