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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 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
thet's a good 'andful--ain't it, Tom?' Tom was delighted, and, unable to find a repartee, in his pleasure gave Liza a great nudge with his elbow. ''Oo, I say,' said Liza, putting her hand to her side. 'Tike care of my ribs; you'll brike 'em.' 'Them's not yer ribs,' shouted a candid friend--'them's yer whale-bones yer afraid of breakin'.' 'Garn!' ''Ave yer got whale-bones?' said Tom, with affected simplicity, putting his arm round her waist to feel. 'Na, then,' she said, 'keep off the grass!' 'Well, I only wanted ter know if you'd got any.' 'Garn; yer don't git round me like thet.' He still kept as he was. 'Na then,' she repeated, 'tike yer 'and away. If yer touch me there you'll 'ave ter marry me.' 'Thet's just wot I wants ter do, Liza!' '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 yerself, guv'nor!' said one of the passengers to him when he made a particularly discordant sound. IGHT CLARY SHARP I DON'T WANT HIM ANSWERED LIZA I'VE GOT ONE OF MY OWN AND THAT'S A GOOD ANVIL AIN'T IT TOM TOM WAS DELIGHTED AND UNABLE TO FIND A REPARTEE IN HIS PLEASURE GAVE LIZA A GREAT NUDGE WITH HIS ELBOW OH I SAY SAID LIZA PUTTING HER HAND TO HER SIDE TAKE CARE OF MY RIBS YOU'LL BREAK EM THEM'S NOT YOUR RIBS SHOUTED A CANDID FRIEND THEM'S YER WHALEBONES YOU'RE AFRAID OF BREAKIN GONE HAVE YOU GOT WHALEBONES SAID TOM WITH AFFECTED SIMPLICITY PUTTING HIS ARM ROUND HER WAIST TO FEEL NOW THEN SHE SAID KEEP OFF THE GRASS WELL I ONLY WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU'D GOT ANY GONE YOU DON'T GET ROUND ME LIKE THAT HE STILL KEPT AS HE WAS NOW THEN SHE REPEATED TAKE YOUR HAND AWAY IF YOU TOUCH ME THERE YOU'LL HAVE TO MARRY ME THAT'S JUST WHAT I WANTS TO DO LIZA 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
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