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English
1823
Stage peasants never have any work to do. STAGE PEASANTS NEVER HAVE ANY WORK TO DO
her. THE PEASANTS. They are so clean. We have seen peasantry off the stage, and it has presented an untidy--occasionally a disreputable and unwashed--appearance; but the stage peasant seems to spend all his wages on soap and hair-oil. They are always round the corner--or rather round the two corners--and they come on in a couple of streams and meet in the center; and when they are in their proper position they smile. There is nothing like the stage peasants' smile in this world--nothing so perfectly inane, so calmly imbecile. They are so happy. They don't look it, but we know they are because they say so. If you don't believe them, they dance three steps to the right and three steps to the left back again. They can't help it. It is because they are so happy. When they are more than usually rollicking they stand in a semicircle, with their hands on each other's shoulders, and sway from side to side, trying to make themselves sick. But this is only when they are simply bursting with joy.  THE PEASANTS IN STAGE LAND BY JEROME K JEROME THEY ARE SO CLEAN WE HAVE SEEN PEASANTRY OFF THE STAGE AND IT IS PRESENTED AN UNTIDY OCCASIONALLY A DISREPUTABLE AND UNWASHED APPEARANCE BUT THE STAGE PEASANT SEEMS TO SPEND ALL HIS WAGES ON SOAP AND HAIR OIL THEY ARE ALWAYS ROUND THE CORNER OR RATHER ROUND THE TWO CORNERS AND THEY COME ON IN A COUPLE OF STREAMS AND MEET IN THE CENTRE AND WHEN THEY ARE IN THEIR PROPER POSITION THEY SMILE THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE STAGE PEASANTS SMILE IN THIS WORLD NOTHING SO PERFECTLY INANE SO CALMLY IMBECILE THEY ARE SO HAPPY THEY DON'T LOOK IT BUT WE KNOW THEY ARE HAPPY BECAUSE THEY SAY SO IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THEM THEY DANCE THREE STEPS TO THE RIGHT AND THREE STEPS TO LEFT BACK AGAIN AND THEY CAN'T HELP IT BECAUSE THEY ARE SO HAPPY WHEN THEY ARE MORE THAN USUALLY ROLLICKING THEY STAND IN A SEMICIRCLE WITH THEIR HANDS ON EACH OTHERS SHOULDERS AND SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE TRYING TO MAKE THEMSELVES SICK BUT THIS IS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE SIMPLY BURSTING WITH JOY
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