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Gradually as they drove along they became quieter, their singing ceased, and they talked in undertones. Some of them slept; Sally and her young man were leaning up against one another, slumbering quite peacefully. GRADUALLY AS THEY DROVE ALONG THEY BECAME QUIETER THEIR SINGING CEASED AND THEY TALKED IN UNDERTONES SOME OF THEM SLEPT SALLIE AND HER YOUNG MAN WERE LEANING UP AGAINST ONE ANOTHER SLUMBERING QUITE PEACEFULLY
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 had no respect for such holy emotions, and she brought down her fist on the crown of his hat, and bashed it over his eyes. 'Na then, old jellybelly,' she said, 'wot's the good of 'avin' a fice as long as a kite?' He turned round and smote her. 'Jellybelly yerself!' said he. 'Puddin' fice!' she cried. 'Kite fice!' 'Boss eye!' She was tremendously excited, laughing and singing, keeping the whole company in an uproar. In her jollity she had changed hats with Tom, and he in her big feathers made her shriek with laughter. When they started they began to sing 'For 'e's a jolly good feller', making the night resound with their noisy voices. Liza and Tom and the Blakestons had got a seat together, Liza being between the two men. Tom was perfectly happy, and only wished that they might go on so for ever. CHMAN 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 HAD NO RESPECT FOR SUCH HOLY EMOTIONS AND SHE BROUGHT DOWN HER FIST ON THE CROWN OF HIS HAT AND BASHED OVER HIS EYES NOW THEN OLD JELLY BELLY SHE SAID WHAT'S THE GOOD OF HAVING A FACE AS LONG AS A KITE HE TURNED ROUND AND SMOTE HER JELLY BELLY YOURSELF SAID HE PUDD'N FACE SHE CRIED KITE FACE LOSS I SHE WAS TREMENDOUSLY EXCITED LAUGHING AND SINGING KEEPING THE WHOLE COMPANY IN AN UPROAR IN HER JOLLITY SHE HAD CHANGED HATS WITH TOM AND HE IN HER BIG FEATHERS MADE HER SHRIEK WITH LAUGHTER WHEN THEY STARTED THEY BEGAN TO SING FOR EASE IS JOLLY GOOD FARE LA MAKING THE NIGHT RESOUND WITH THEIR NOISY VOICES LIZA AND TOM AND THE BLAKTONS HAD GOT A SEAT TOGETHER LIZA BEING BETWEEN THE TWO MEN TOM WAS PERFECTLY HAPPY AND ONLY WISHED THAT THEY MIGHT GO ON SO FOR EVER
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