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She was not sorry that she had refused Tom's invitation, but she did wish that she had conscientiously been able to accept it. Sally and her friend came up; attired in his Sunday best, he was a fit match for his lady love  he wore a shirt and collar, unusual luxuries  and be carried under his arm a concertina to make things merry on the way. SHE WAS NOT SORRY THAT SHE HAD REFUSED TOM'S INVITATION BUT SHE DID WISH THAT SHE HAD CONSCIENTIOUSLY BEEN ABLE TO ACCEPT IT SALLIE AND HER FRIEND CAME UP ATTIRED IN HIS SUNDAY BEST HE WAS A FIT MATCH FOR HIS LADY LOVE HE WORE A SHIRT AND COLLAR UNUSUAL LUXURIES AND HE CARRIED UNDER HIS ARM A CONCERTINA TO MAKE THINGS MERRY ON THE WAY
rawn by two powerful horses, whose harness the coachman was now examining. Sally was not the first on the scene, for already half a dozen people had taken their places, but Harry had not yet arrived. The two girls stood by the public-door, looking at the preparations. Huge baskets full of food were brought out and stowed away; cases of beer were hoisted up and put in every possible place--under the seats, under the driver's legs, and even beneath the brake. As more people came up, Sally began to get excited about Harry's non-appearance. 'I say, I wish 'e'd come!' she said. ''E is lite.' Then she looked up and down the Westminster Bridge Road to see if he was in view. 'Suppose 'e don't turn up! I will give it 'im when 'e comes for keepin' me witin' like this.' 'Why, there's a quarter of an hour yet,' said Liza, who saw nothing at all to get excited about. At last Sally saw her lover, and rushed off to meet him. Liza was left alone, rather disconsolate at all this bustle and preparation.  PEOPLE COULD SIT ON EACH AND IT WAS DRAWN BY TWO POWERFUL HORSES WHOSE HARNESS THE COACHMAN WAS NOW EXAMINING SALLIE WAS NOT THE FIRST ON THE SCENE FOR ALREADY HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE HAD TAKEN THEIR PLACES BUT HARRY HAD NOT YET ARRIVED THE TWO GIRLS STOOD BY THE PUBLIC DOOR LOOKING AT THE PREPARATIONS HUGE BASKETS FULL OF FOOD WERE BROUGHT OUT AND STOWED AWAY CASES OF BEER WERE HOISTED UP AND PUT IN EVERY POSSIBLE PLACE UNDER THE SEATS UNDER THE DRIVER'S LEGS AND EVEN BENEATH THE BRAKE AS MORE PEOPLE CAME UP SALLIE BEGAN TO GET EXCITED ABOUT HARRY'S NON APPEARANCE I SAY I WISH HE'D COME SHE SAID HE'S LATE THEN SHE LOOKED UP AND DOWN THE WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD TO SEE IF HE WAS IN VIEW SUPPOSE HE DON'T TURN UP OR WILL GIVE IT WHEN HE COMES FOR KEEPIN ME WITTIN LIKE THIS WHY THERE'S A QUARTER OF AN HOUR YET SAID LIZA WHO SAW NOTHING AT ALL TO GET EXCITED ABOUT AT LAST SALLIE SAW HER LOVER AND RUSHED OFF TO MEET HIM ELIZA WAS LEFT ALONE RATHER DISCONSOLATE AT ALL THIS BUSTLE AND PREPARATION
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