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She stopped speaking, and all four were silent. SHE STOPPED SPEAKING AND ALL FOUR WERE SILENT
cited, 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. 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. The night was beautiful, the sky still blue, very dark, scattered over with countless brilliant stars, and Liza, as she looked up at the heavens, felt a certain emotion, as if she wished to be taken in someone's arms, or feel some strong man's caress; and there was in her heart a strange sensation as though it were growing big. SS 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 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 THE NIGHT WAS BEAUTIFUL THE SKY STILL BLUE VERY DARK SCATTERED OVER WITH COUNTLESS BRILLIANT STARS AND LIZA AS SHE LOOKED UP AT THE HEAVENS FELT A CERTAIN EMOTION AS IF SHE WISHED TO BE TAKEN IN SOMEONE'S ARMS OR FEEL SOME STRONG MAN'S CARESS AND THERE WAS IN HER HEART A STRANGE SENSATION AS THOUGH IT WERE GROWING BIG
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