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ntviolet,withgreatlappetsofvelvet,andshehadonherheadanenormousblackhatcoveredwithfeathers. 'Isy,ain'tshegotupdossy?'calledoutthegroupsatthedoors,asshepassed. 'Dressedterdeath,andkillthefashionthat'swotIcallsit.' Lizasawwhatasensationshewascreatingshearchedherbackandliftedherhead,andwalkeddownthestreet,swayingherbodyfromsidetoside,andswaggeringalongasthoughthewholeplacebelongedtoher. ''Aveyerboughtthestreet,Bill?'shoutedoneyouthandthenhalfadozenburstforthatonce,asifbyinspiration: 'Knocked'emintheOldKentRoad!' Itwasimmediatelytakenupbyadozenmore,andtheyallyelleditout: 'Knocked'emintheOldKentRoad.Yah,ah,knocked'emintheOldKentRoad!' 'Oo,Liza!'theyshoutedthewholestreetjoinedin,andtheygavelong,shrill,ear-piercingshrieksandstrangecalls,thatrungdownthestreetandechoedbackagain. 'Hextraspecial!'calledoutawag. 'Oh,Liza!Oo!Ooo!'yellsandwhistles,andthenitthunderedforthagain: 'Knocked'emintheOldKentRoad!' Lizaputontheairofaconqueringhero,andsaunteredon,enchantedattheuproar.Shestuckoutherelbowsandjerkedherheadononeside,andsaidtoherselfasshepassedthroughthebellowingcrowd: 'Thisisjam!' 'Knocked'emintheOldKentRoad!' Whenshecametothegrouproundthebarrel-organ,oneofthegirlscriedouttoher: 'Isthatyernewdress,Liza?' 'Well,itdon'tlooklikemyoldone,doit?'saidLiza. 'Wheredidyergitit?'askedanotherfriend,ratherenviously. 'Pickeditupinthestreet,ofcourse,'scornfullyansweredLiza. 'Ibelieveit'sthesameoneasIsawinthepawnbroker'sdahntheroad,'saidoneofthemen,toteaseher. 'Thet'sitbutwotwasyoudoin'inthere?Pledgin'yershirt,orwasityertrousers?' 'Yah,Iwouldn'tgitasecond-'anddressatapawnbroker's!' 'Garn!'saidLizaindignantly.'I'llswipeyeroverthesnitchifyertalkterme.IgotthemayterialsintheWestHend,didn'tI?AndI'aditmideupbymyCourtDressmiker,soyoujollywelldryup,oldjellybelly.' 'Garn!'wasthereply. Lizahadbeensointentonhernewdressandthecommentitwasexcitingthatshehadnotnoticedtheorgan. 'Oo,Isay,let's'avesomedancin','shesaidassoonasshesawit.'Comeon,Sally,'sheadded,tooneofthegirls,'youan'me'lldancetogither.Grindaway,oldcock!' Themanturnedonanewtune,andtheorganbegantoplaytheIntermezzofromthe'Cavalleria'othercouplesquicklyfollowedLiza'sexample,andtheybegantowaltzroundwiththesamesolemnityasbeforebutLizaoutdidthemalliftheotherswereasstatelyasqueens,shewasasstatelyasanempres