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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. 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
hat moment an organ-grinder turned the corner and came down the street. 'Good biz; 'ere's an organ!' cried half a dozen people at once. The organ-man was an Italian, with a shock of black hair and a ferocious moustache. Drawing his organ to a favourable spot, he stopped, released his shoulder from the leather straps by which he dragged it, and cocking his large 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 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. E I'LL GET A DIVORCE THAT WILL AT THAT MOMENT AN ORGAN GRIDE HAD TURNED THE CORNER AND CAME DOWN THE STREET GOOD BIZ HERE'S AN ORGAN CRIED HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE AT ONCE THE ORGAN MAN WAS AN ITALIAN WITH A SHOCK OF BLACK HAIR AND A FEROCIOUS MOUSTACHE DRAWING HIS ORGAN TO A FAVORABLE SPOT HE STOPPED RELEASED HIS SHOULDER FROM THE LEATHER STRAPS BY WHICH HE DRAGGED IT AND COCKING HIS LARGE 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
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