milk shop after drinkin time.

"Wod yo be soa gooid, Mistress Whitin, as to tell me whear Jim Nation
has his fish shop?"

"Fish shop.--Jim Nation.--Nay, Mr. Grimes, awm sooary to say aw connot.
It's nowhear abaat here, that awm sewer on. Has he been ith' trade
long?"

"Well, this is the degger! Aw've happen getten th' wrang name; but awm
sewer that's what Mally tell'd me. But yo happen willn't mind tellin me
whear yo're husband buys his mussels?"

"Mussels! My husband nivver buys onny mussels. If he does he taks em
somewhear else to cook, for we havn't had sich a thing i' awr haase aw
couldn't tell th' time when. Awm feeard on 'em. Yo must be mistakken."

"Well, ther's a mistak somewhear,--that's a sartanty. My best plan will
be to goa back hooam an see if aw can get some better information."

"Tha's been a long time, Sammywell;--had ta onny trubble to find th'
shop?"

"Shop! Ther isn't sich a shop! Aw've walked monny a mile an axt scoors
o' fowk, an my belief is at tha's just been makkin a laffinstock on me.
Mistress Whitin says shoo nivver heeard tell o' sich a chap nor shop
nawther."

"Then hasn't ta browt onny?"