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English
1823
Watch any two of them. They are both talking as hard as they can go. They have been listening quite enough to other people: you can't expect them to listen to each other. But the conversation under such conditions must be very trying. And then they flirt so sweetly! so idyllicly! It has been our privilege to see real peasantry flirt, and it has always struck us as a singularly solid and substantial affair  makes one think, somehow, of a steam roller flirting with a cow  but on the stage it is so sylph like. WATCH ANY TWO OF THEM THEY ARE BOTH TALKING AS HARD AS THEY CAN GO THEY HAVE BEEN LISTENING QUITE ENOUGH TO OTHER PEOPLE YOU CAN'T EXPECT THEM TO LISTEN TO EACH OTHER BUT THE CONVERSATION UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS MUST BE VERY TRYING AND THEY FLIRT SO SWEETLY SO IDYLLICALLY IT HAS BEEN OUR PRIVILEGE TO SEE REAL PEASANTRY FLIRT AND IT HAS ALWAYS STRUCK US AS A SINGLY SOLID AND SUBSTANTIAL AFFAIR MAKES ONE THINK SOMEHOW OF A STEAM ROLLER FLIRTING WITH A COW BUT ON THE STAGE IT IS SO SYLPH LIKE
antry, their prompt and unquestioning compliance with the slightest wish of any of the principals. "Leave me, friends," says the heroine, beginning to make preparations for weeping, and before she can turn round they are clean gone--one lot to the right, evidently making for the back entrance of the public-house, and the other half to the left, where they visibly hide themselves behind the pump and wait till somebody else wants them. The stage peasantry do not talk much, their strong point being to listen. When they cannot get any more information about the state of the heroine's heart, they like to be told long and complicated stories about wrongs done years ago to people that they never heard of. They seem to be able to grasp and understand these stories with ease. This makes the audience envious of them. When the stage peasantry do talk, however, they soon make up for lost time. They start off all together with a suddenness that nearly knocks you over. They all talk. Nobody listens. T IN THE CHARACTER OF THE STAGE PEASANTRY THEIR PROMPT AND UNQUESTIONING COMPLIANCE WITH THE SLIGHTEST WISH OF ANY OF THE PRINCIPALS LEAVE ME FRIENDS SAYS THE HEROINE BEGINNING TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR WEEPING AND BEFORE SHE CAN TURN ROUND THEY'RE CLEAN GONE ONE NOT TO THE RIGHT EVIDENTLY MAKING FOR THE BACK ENTRANCE OF A PUBLIC HOUSE THE OTHER HALF TO THE LEFT WHERE THEY VISIBLY HIDE THEMSELVES BEHIND THE PUMP AND WAIT TILL SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS THEM THE STAGE PEASANTRY DO NOT TALK MUCH THEIR STRONG POINT BEING TO LISTEN WHEN THEY CANNOT GET ANY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATE OF THE HEROINE'S HEART THEY LIKE TO BE TOLD LONG AND COMPLICATED STORIES ABOUT WRONGS DONE YEARS AGO TO PEOPLE THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THEY SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GRASP AND UNDERSTAND THESE STORIES WITH EASE THIS MAKES THE AUDIENCE ENVIOUS OF THEM WHEN THE STAGE PEASANTRY DO TALK HOWEVER THEY SOON MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME THEY START OFF ALTOGETHER WITH A SUDDENNESS THAT NEARLY KNOCKS YOU OVER THEY ALL TALK NOBODY LISTENS
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