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'Wot cheer, Liza!' he answered. 'You are got up dossy, you'll knock 'em.' 'Na then, Liza Kemp,' said his companion, turning round with mock indignation, 'you let my Johnny alone. If you come gettin' round 'im I'll give you wot for.' 'Arright, Clary Sharp, I don't want 'im,' answered Liza. 'I've got one of my own, an' thet's a good 'andful  ain't it, Tom?' Tom was delighted, and, unable to find a repartee, in his pleasure gave Liza a great nudge with his elbow. WHAT CHEER LIZA HE ANSWERED YOU ARE GOT UP DOSY YOU'LL KNOCK EM NOW THEN LIZA KEMP SAID HIS COMPANION TURNING ROUND WITH MOCK INDIGNATION YOU LET MY JOHNNY ALONE IF YOU COME GETTING ROUND HIM I'LL GIVE YOU WHAT FOR ALL RIGHT CLARY SHARP I DON'T WANT HIM ANSWERED LIZA I'VE GOT ONE OF MY OWN AND THAT'S A GOOD ANVIL AIN'T IT TOM TOM WAS DELIGHTED AND UNABLE TO FIND A REPARTEE IN HIS PLEASURE GAVE LIZA A GREAT NUDGE WITH HIS ELBOW
t mind if I do," says I.' Meanwhile Liza was looking at her. First she noticed her dress: she wore a black cloak and a funny, old-fashioned black bonnet; then examining the woman herself, she saw a middle-sized, stout person anywhere between thirty and forty years old. She had a large, fat face with a big mouth, and her hair was curiously done, parted in the middle and plastered down on each side of the head in little plaits. One could see that she was a woman of great strength, notwithstanding evident traces of hard work and much child-bearing. Liza knew all the other passengers, and now that everyone was settled down and had got over the excitement of departure, they had time to greet one another. They were delighted to have Liza among them, for where she was there was no dullness. Her attention was first of all taken up by a young coster who had arrayed himself in the traditional costume--grey suit, tight trousers, and shiny buttons in profusion. 'Wot cheer, Bill!' she cried to him.  AFTER THE KIDS SO I SAYS WELL I DON'T MIND IF I DO SAYS I MEANWHILE LIZA WAS LOOKING AT HER FIRST SHE NOTICED HER DRESS SHE WORE A BLACK COAT AND A FUNNY OLD FASHIONED BLACK BONNET THEN EXAMINING THE WOMAN HERSELF SHE SAW A MIDDLE SIZED STOUT PERSON ANYWHERE BETWEEN THIRTY AND FORTY YEARS OLD SHE HAD A LARGE FAT FACE WITH A BIG MOUTH AND HER HAIR WAS CURIOUSLY PARTED IN THE MIDDLE AND PLASTERED DOWN ON EACH SIDE OF THE HEAD IN LITTLE PLAITS ONE COULD SEE THAT SHE WAS A WOMAN OF GREAT STRENGTH NOTWITHSTANDING EVIDENT TRACES OF HARD WORK AND MUCH CHILD BEARING LIZA KNEW ALL THE OTHER PASSENGERS AND NOW THAT EVERYONE WAS SETTLED DOWN AND HAD GOT OVER THE EXCITEMENT OF DEPARTURE THEY HAD TIME TO GREET ONE ANOTHER THEY WERE DELIGHTED TO HAVE LIZA AMONG THEM FOR WHERE SHE WAS THERE WAS NO DULLNESS HER ATTENTION WAS FIRST OF ALL TAKEN UP BY A YOUNG COSTER WHO HAD ARRAYED HIMSELF IN THE ADDITIONAL COSTUME GRAY SUIT TIGHT TROUSERS AND SHINY BUTTONS IN PROFUSION WHAT CHEER BILL SHE CRIED TO HIM
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