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The second act came, and she shrieked over the comic man; and her laughter rang higher than anyone else's, so that people turned to look at her, and said: 'She is enjoyin' 'erself.' THE SECOND ACT CAME AND SHE SHRIEKED OVER THE COMIC MAN AND HER LAUGHTER RANG HIGHER THAN ANY ONE ELSE'S SO THAT PEOPLE TURNED TO LOOK AT HER AND SAID SHE IS ENJOYING HERSELF
s'; after that three little girls came round and sang sentimental songs and collected more halfpence. At last a movement ran through the serpent-like string of people, sounds were heard behind the door, everyone closed up, the men told the women to keep close and hold tight; there was a great unbarring and unbolting, the doors were thrown open, and, like a bursting river, the people surged in. Half an hour more and the curtain went up. The play was indeed thrilling. Liza quite forgot her companion, and was intent on the scene; she watched the incidents breathlessly, trembling with excitement, almost beside herself at the celebrated hanging incident. When the curtain fell on the first act she sighed and mopped her face. 'See 'ow 'ot I am.' she said to Jim, giving him her hand. 'Yus, you are!' he remarked, taking it. 'Leave go!' she said, trying to withdraw it from him. 'Not much,' he answered, quite boldly. 'Garn! Leave go!' But he didn't, and she really did not struggle very violently. AME ALONG OFFERING TIPPETS AND EXTRA SPECIALS AFTER THAT THREE LITTLE GIRLS CAME ROUND AND SANG SENTIMENTAL SONGS AND COLLECTED MORE HALFPENCE AT LAST A MOVEMENT RAN THROUGH THE SERPENT LIGHT STRING OF PEOPLE SOUNDS WERE HEARD BEHIND THE DOOR EVERYONE CLOSED UP THE MEN TOLD THE WOMAN TO KEEP CLOSE AND HOLD TIGHT THERE WAS A GREAT UNBARRING AND UNBOLTING THE DOORS WERE THROWN OPEN AND LIKE A BURSTING RIVER THE PEOPLE SURGED IN HALF AN HOUR MORE AND THE CURTAIN WENT UP THE PLAY WAS INDEED THRILLING ELIZA QUITE FORGOT HER COMPANION AND WAS INTENT ON THE SCENE SHE WATCHED THE INCIDENTS BREATHLESSLY TREMBLING WITH EXCITEMENT ALMOST BESIDE HERSELF AT THE CELEBRATED HANGING INCIDENT WHEN THE CURTAIN FELL ON THE FIRST ACT SHE SIGHED AND MOPPED HER FACE SEE HOW WHAT I AM SHE SAID TO JIM GIVING HIM HER HAND YES YOU ARE HE REMARKED TAKING IT LEAVE GO SHE SAID TRYING TO WITHDRAW IT FROM HIM NOT MUCH HE ANSWERED QUITE BOLDLY GONE LEAVE GO BUT HE DIDN'T AND SHE REALLY DID NOT STRUGGLE VERY VIOLENTLY
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