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Just then they heard the clock strike eight, and they began to run so that they might not miss getting their tokens and thereby their day's pay; they turned into the street at the end of which was the factory, and saw half a hundred women running like themselves to get in before it was too late. JUST THEN THEY HEARD THE CLOCK STRIKE EIGHT THEY BEGAN TO RUN SO THEY MIGHT NOT MISS GETTING THEIR TOKENS AND THEREBY THEIR DAY'S PAY THEY TURNED INTO THE STREET AT THE END OF WHICH WAS THE FACTORY AND SAW HALF A HUNDRED WOMEN RUNNING LIKE THEMSELVES TO GET IN BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE
bedraggled after the day's outing; their fringes were ragged and untidily straying over their foreheads, their back hair, carelessly tied in a loose knot, fell over their necks and threatened completely to come down. Liza had not had time to put her hat on, and was holding it in her hand. Sally's was pinned on sideways, and she had to bash it down on her head every now and then to prevent its coming off. Cinderella herself was not more transformed than they were; but Cinderella even in her rags was virtuously tidy and patched up, while Sally had a great tear in her shabby dress, and Liza's stockings were falling over her boots. 'Wot cheer, Sal!' said Liza, when she caught her up. 'Oh, I 'ave got sich a 'ead on me this mornin'!' she remarked, turning round a pale face: heavily lined under the eyes. 'I don't feel too chirpy neither,' said Liza, sympathetically. 'I wish I 'adn't drunk so much beer,' added Sally, as a pang shot through her head. 'Oh, you'll be arright in a bit,' said Liza. Y WERE BOTH OF THEM RATHER STALE AND BEDRAGGLED AFTER THE DAY'S OUTING THEIR FRINGES WERE RAGGED AND UNTIDILY STRAYING OVER THEIR FOREHEADS THEIR BACK HAIR CARELESSLY TIED IN A LOOSE KNOT FELL OVER THEIR NECKS AND THREATENED COMPLETELY TO COME DOWN LIZA HAD NOT HAD TIME TO PUT HER HAT ON AND WAS HOLDING IT IN HER HAND SALLIE'S WAS PINNED ON SIDEWAYS AND SHE HAD TO BASH IT DOWN ON HER HEAD EVERY NOW AND THEN TO PREVENT ITS COMING OFF CINDERELLA HERSELF WAS NOT MORE TRANSFORMED THAN THEY WERE BUT CINDERELLA EVEN IN HER RAGS WAS VIRTUOUSLY TIDY AND PATCHED UP WHILE SALLIE HAD A GREAT TEAR IN HER SHABBY DRESS AND LIZA'S STOCKINGS WERE FALLING OVER HER BOOTS WHAT CHEER SAL SAID LIZA WHEN SHE CAUGHT HER UP OH I'VE GOT SUCH A HEAD ON ME THIS MORNING SHE REMARKED TURNING ROUND A PALE FACE HEAVILY LINED UNDER THE EYES I DON'T FEEL TOO CHAPPY NEITHER SAID LIZA SYMPATHETICALLY I WISH I HADN'T DRUNK SO MUCH BEER ADDED SALLIE AS A PANG SHOT THROUGH HER HEAD OH YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT IN A BIT SAID LIZA
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