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They still had an hour before the brake was to start back, and it was then the concertinas came in useful. THEY STILL HAD AN HOUR BEFORE THE BREAK WAS TO START BACK AND IT WAS THEN THE CONCERTINAS CAME IN USEFUL
crously bad shots at the coconuts. 'It looks so bloomin' easy,' said Liza, brushing up her hair, 'but I can't 'it the blasted thing. You 'ave a shot, Tom.' He and Harry were equally unskilful, but Jim got three coconuts running, and the proprietors of the show began to look on him with some concern. 'You are a dab at it,' said Liza, in admiration. They tried to induce Mrs. Blakeston to try her luck, but she stoutly refused. 'I don't old with such foolishness. It's wiste of money ter me,' she said. 'Na then, don't crack on, old tart,' remarked her husband, 'let's go an' eat the coconuts.' There was one for each couple, and after the ladies had sucked the juice they divided them and added their respective shares to their dinners and teas. Supper came next. Again they fell to sausage-rolls, boiled eggs, and saveloys, and countless bottles of beer were added to those already drunk. 'I dunno 'ow many bottles of beer I've drunk--I've lost count,' said Liza; whereat there was a general laugh. R COPPERS WHILE SALLIE AND LIZA MADE LUDICROUSLY BAD SHOTS AT THE COCOANUTS IT LOOKS SO BLOOMIN EASY SAID LIZA BRUSHING UP HER HAIR BUT I CAN'T HIT THE BLASTED THING YOU EVER SHOT TOM HE AND HARRY WERE EQUALLY UNSKILFUL BUT JIM GOT THREE COCOANUTS RUNNING AND THE PROPRIETORS OF THE SHOW BEGAN TO LOOK ON HIM WITH SOME CONCERN YOU ARE A DARE BATT SAID LIZA IN ADMIRATION THEY TRIED TO INDUCE MISSUS BLAKESTON TO TRY HER LUCK BUT SHE STOUTLY REFUSED I DON'T HOLD WITH SUCH FOOLISHNESS IT'S WASTE O MONEY TO ME SHE SAID NOW THEN DON'T CRACK ON OLD TART REMARKED HER HUSBAND LET'S GO AND EAT THE COCOANUTS THERE WAS ONE FOR EACH COUPLE AND AFTER THE LADIES HAD SUCKED THE JUICE THEY DIVIDED THEM AND ADDED THEIR RESPECTIVE SHARES TO THEIR DINNERS AND TEAS SUPPER CAME NEXT AGAIN THEY FELL TO SAUSAGE ROLLS BOILED EGGS AND SABBOYS AND COUNTLESS BOTTLES OF BEER WERE ADDED TO THOSE ALREADY DRUNK I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY BOTTLES OF BEER I'VE DRUNK I'VE LOST COUNT SAID ELIZA WHEREAT THERE WAS A GENERAL LAUGH
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