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Liza saw what a sensation she was creating; she arched her back and lifted her head, and walked down the street, swaying her body from side to side, and swaggering along as though the whole place belonged to her. ELIZA SAW WHAT A SENSATION SHE WAS CREATING SHE ARCHED HER BACK AND LIFTED HER HEAD AND WALKED DOWN THE STREET SWAYING HER BODY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND SWINGING ALONG AS THOUGH THE WHOLE PLACE BELONGED TO HER
 After a while the men began to itch for a turn, and two of them, taking hold of one another in the most approved fashion, waltzed round the circle with the gravity of judges. All at once there was a cry: 'There's Liza!' And several members of the group turned and called out: 'Oo, look at Liza!' The dancers stopped to see the sight, and the organ-grinder, having come to the end of his tune, ceased turning the handle and looked to see what was the excitement. 'Oo, Liza!' they called out. 'Look at Liza; oo, I sy!' It was a young girl of about eighteen, with dark eyes, and an enormous fringe, puffed-out and curled and frizzed, covering her whole forehead from side to side, and coming down to meet her eyebrows. She was dressed in brilliant violet, with great lappets of velvet, and she had on her head an enormous black hat covered with feathers. 'I sy, ain't she got up dossy?' called out the groups at the doors, as she passed. 'Dressed ter death, and kill the fashion; that's wot I calls it. TH SUFFICIENT DECORUM FOR A COOL BALL AFTER A WHILE THE MEN BEGAN TO ITCH FOR A TURN AND TWO OF THEM TAKING HOLD OF ONE ANOTHER IN THE MOST APPROVED FASHION WALKED ROUND THE CIRCLE WITH THE GRAVITY OF JUDGES ALL AT ONCE THERE WAS A CRY THERE'S LIZA AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP TURNED AND CALLED OUT OO LOOK AT LIZA THE DANCER STOPPED TO SEE THE SIGHT AND THE ORGAN GRINDER HAVING COME TO THE END OF HIS TUNE CEASED TURNING THE HANDLE AND LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE EXCITEMENT WHOO LIZA THEY CALLED OUT LOOK AT LIZA WHO ARE SAYING IT WAS A YOUNG GIRL OF ABOUT EIGHTEEN WITH DARK EYES AND AN ENORMOUS FRINGE PUFFED OUT AND CURLED AND FRIZZED COVERING HER WHOLE FOREHEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND COMING DOWN TO MEET HER EYEBROWS SHE WAS DRESSED IN BRILLIANT VIOLET AND WITH GREAT LAPPETS OF VELVET AND SHE HAD ON HER HEAD AN ENORMOUS BLACK HAT COVERED WITH FEATHERS I'LL SAY AIN'T YOU GOT UP DOSIE CALLED THE GROUPS AT THE DOORS AS SHE PASSED DRESS TO DEATH AND KILL THE FASHION THAT'S WHAT I CALLS IT
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