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And the graces she put on, the languor of the eyes, the contemptuous curl of the lips, the exquisite turn of the hand, the dainty arching of the foot! You felt there could be no questioning her right to the tyranny of Vere Street. Suddenly she stopped short, and disengaged herself from her companion. AND THE GRACES SHE PUT ON THE LANGUOR OF THE EYES THE CONTEMPTUOUS CURL OF THE LIPS THE EXQUISITE TURN OF THE HAND THE DAINTY ARCHING OF THE FOOT HE FELT THERE COULD BE NO QUESTIONING HER RIGHT TO THE TYRANNY OF VERE STREET SUDDENLY SHE STOPPED SHORT AND DISENGAGED HERSELF FROM HER COMPANION
ayterials in the West Hend, didn't I? And I 'ad it mide up by my Court Dressmiker, so you jolly well dry up, old jellybelly.' 'Garn!' was the reply. Liza had been so intent on her new dress and the comment it was exciting that she had not noticed the organ. 'Oo, I say, let's 'ave some dancin',' she said as soon as she saw it. 'Come on, Sally,' she added, to one of the girls, 'you an' me'll dance togither. Grind away, old cock!' The man turned on a new tune, and the organ began to play the Intermezzo from the 'Cavalleria'; other couples quickly followed Liza's example, and they began to waltz round with the same solemnity as before; but Liza outdid them all; if the others were as stately as queens, she was as stately as an empress; the gravity and dignity with which she waltzed were something appalling, you felt that the minuet was a frolic in comparison; it would have been a fitting measure to tread round the grave of a _première danseuse_, or at the funeral of a professional humorist.  OVER THE SNITCH IF YOU TALK TO ME I GOT THE MATERIALS IN THE WEST END DIDN'T I AND HAD IT MADE UP BY MY COURT DRESSMAKER SEE YOU JOLLY WELL DRY UP OLD JELLYBELLY GONE WAS THE REPLY ELIZA HAD BEEN SO INTENT ON HER NEW DRESS AND THE COMMENT IT WAS EXCITING THAT SHE HAD NOT NOTICED THE ORGAN OH I SAY LET'S HAVE SOME DANCING SHE SAID AS SOON AS SHE SAW IT COME ON SALLIE SHE SAID TO ONE OF THE GIRLS YOU AND ME'LL DANCE TOGETHER GRIND AWAY OLD COCK THE MAN TURNED ON A NEW TUNE AND THE ORGAN BEGAN TO PLAY THE INTERMENSO FROM THE CAVALLERIA OTHER COUPLES QUICKLY FOLLOWED LIZA'S EXAMPLE AND THEY BEGAN TO WALTZ ROUND WITH THE SAME SOLEMNITY AS BEFORE BUT LIZA OUTDID THE MORE IF THE OTHERS WERE AS STATELY AS QUEENS SHE WAS AS STATELY AS AN EMPRESS THE GRAVITY AND DIGNITY WITH WHICH SHE WALTZ WERE SOMETHING APPALLING YOU FELT THAT THE MINUET WAS A FROLIC IN COMPARISON IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FITTING MEASURE TO TREAD ROUND THE GRAVE OF HER PREMIER DANCEURS OR AT THE FUNERAL OF A PROFESSIONAL HUMORIST
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