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They held up their skirts on each side, so as to show their feet, and proceeded to go through the difficult steps and motions of the dance. THEY HELD UP THEIR SKIRTS ON EACH SIDE SO AS TO SHOW THEIR FEET AND PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH THE DIFFICULT STEPS AND MOTIONS OF THE DANCE
nd the other personages of the story, the reader is therefore entreated with his thoughts to piece out the necessary imperfections of the dialogue. 'It's too bloomin' slow,' she said again; 'it gives me the sick. Let's 'ave somethin' a bit more lively than this 'ere waltz. You stand over there, Sally, an' we'll show 'em 'ow ter skirt dance.' They all stopped waltzing. 'Talk of the ballet at the Canterbury and South London. You just wite till you see the ballet at Vere Street, Lambeth--we'll knock 'em!' She went up to the organ-grinder. 'Na then, Italiano,' she said to him, 'you buck up; give us a tune that's got some guts in it! See?' She caught hold of his big hat and squashed it down over his eyes. The man grinned from ear to ear, and, touching the little catch at the side, began to play a lively tune such as Liza had asked for. The men had fallen out, but several girls had put themselves in position, in couples, standing face to face; and immediately the music struck up, they began.  TO GIVE THE EXACT UNEXPURGATED WORDS OF LIZA AND THE OTHER PERSONAGES OF THE STORY THE READER IS THEREFORE ENTREATED WITH HIS THOUGHTS TO PIECE OUT THE NECESSARY IMPERFECTIONS OF THE DIALOGUE IT'S TOO BLOOMIN SLOW SHE SAID AGAIN IT GIVES ME THE SICK LET'S HAVE SOMETHING A BIT MORE LIVELY THAN THIS HERE WALTZ YOU STAND OVER THERE SALLY AND WE'LL SHOW HIM OUT OF SKIRT TARTS THEY ALL STOPPED WALTZING TALK OF THE BALLET AT THE CANTERBURNE SOUTH LONDON YOU JUST WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE BALLET AT VERE STREET LAMBETH WE'LL KNOCK EM SHE WENT UP TO THE ORGAN GRINDER NOW THEN ITALIANO SHE SAID TO HIM YOU BUCK UP GIVE US A TUNE THAT'S GOT SOME GUTS IN IT SEE SHE CAUGHT HOLD OF HIS BIG HAT AND SQUASHED IT DOWN OVER HIS EYES THE MAN GRINNED FROM EAR TO EAR AND TOUCHING THE LITTLE CATCH AT THE SIDE BEGAN TO PLAY A LIVELY TUNE SUCH AS LIZA HAD ASKED FOR THE MEN HAD FALLEN OUT BUT SEVERAL GIRLS HAD PUT THEMSELVES IN POSITION IN COUPLES STANDING FACE TO FACE AND IMMEDIATELY THE MUSIC STRUCK UP THEY BEGAN
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