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Liza, as she scrambled up the steps, said: 'Well, I believe I'm boozed.' The coachman had arrived at the melancholy stage of intoxication, and was sitting on his box holding his reins, with his head bent on his chest. He was thinking sadly of the long lost days of his youth, and wishing he had been a better man. LIZA SHE SCRAMBLED UP THE STEPS SAID WELL I BELIEVE I'M BOOZED THE COACHMAN HAD ARRIVED AT THE MELANCHOLY STAGE OF INTOXICATION AND WAS SITTING ON HIS BOX HOLDING HIS REINS WITH HIS HEAD BENT ON HIS CHEST HE WAS THINKING SADLY OF THE LONG LOST DAYS OF HIS YOUTH AND WISHING HE HAD BEEN A BETTER MAN
runk--I've lost count,' said Liza; whereat there was a general laugh. They still had an hour before the brake was to start back, and it was then the concertinas came in useful. They sat down on the grass, and the concert was begun by Harry, who played a solo; then there was a call for a song, and Jim stood up and sang that ancient ditty, 'O dem Golden Kippers, O'. There was no shyness in the company, and Liza, almost without being asked, gave another popular comic song. Then there was more concertina playing, and another demand for a song. Liza turned to Tom, who was sitting quietly by her side. 'Give us a song, old cock,' she said. 'I can't,' he answered. 'I'm not a singin' sort.' At which Blakeston got up and offered to sing again. 'Tom is rather a soft,' said Liza to herself, 'not like that cove Blakeston.' They repaired to the public-house to have a few last drinks before the brake started, and when the horn blew to warn them, rather unsteadily, they proceeded to take their places. RUNK I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY BOTTLES OF BEER I'VE DRUNK I'VE LOST COUNT SAID ELIZA WHEREAT THERE WAS A GENERAL LAUGH THEY STILL HAD AN HOUR BEFORE THE BREAK WAS TO START BACK AND IT WAS THEN THE CONCERTINAS CAME IN USEFUL THEY SAT DOWN ON THE GRASS AND THE CONCERT WAS BEGUN BY HARRY WHO PLAYED A SOLO THEN THERE WAS A CALL FOR A SONG AND JIM STOOD UP AND SANG THAT ANCIENT DITTY O DAMN GOLDEN KIPPER'S O THERE WAS NO SHYNESS IN THE COMPANY AND LIZA ALMOST WITHOUT BEING ASKED GAVE ANOTHER POPULAR COMIC SONG THEN THERE WAS MORE CONCERTINA PLAYING ANOTHER DEMAND FOR A SONG LIZA TURNED TO TOM WHO WAS SITTING QUIETLY BY HER SIDE GIVE US A SONG OLD COCK SHE SAID I CAN'T HE ANSWERED I'M NOT A SINGING SORT AT WHICH BLAKESTON GOT UP AND OFFERED TO SING AGAIN TOM IS RATHER A SOFT SAID LIZA TO HERSELF NOT LIKE THAT COVE BLAKESTON THEY REPAIRED TO THE PUBLIC HOUSE TO HAVE A FEW LAST DRINKS BEFORE THE BREAK STARTED AND WHEN THE HORN BLEW TO WARM THEM RATHER UNSTEADILY THEY PROCEEDED TO TAKE THEIR PLACES
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