"Onnybody'd think to listen to thi at tha didn't thoil it. Aw know ha
mich brass tha tuk wi thi an if tha's spent it all, what bi that! Tha
doesn't buy thi dowter a hat ivvery wick! an its far cheaper to buy a
daycent article nor to squander yor brass on a lot o' rubbish. Shoo's
varry careful ov her clooas is Hepsabah, an tha'll see it'll ha lasted
weel bi th' time tha gooas to buy her another."

"That's a moral sartainty. If that hat lasts her wol aw buy her another
it'll last a long time."

"Say noa moor abaat it. Tha's suited us an if tha hasn't suited thisen
its thi own fault. Aw thowt tha desarved a bit ov a treeat soa aw
fotched thi a drop o' thi favourite, an if tha doesn't want it all
thisen aw dooant mind havin a drop."

"That's all reight, Mally, an awm glad tha'rt soa thowtful, but aw
connot help thinkin tha'rt a varry inconsistent woman."

"Nah then! If tha'rt gooin to start callin me names aw willn't have a
drop!"

"Aw dooant want to call thi names, but facts are stubborn things. If aw
happen to goa an get two-penoth into mi heead tha praiches at me for a
full clockhaar abaat th' sin ov extravagance an th' blessins ov economy;
but awr Hepsabah can wear a hat at's cost as mich as aw could buy a
distillary for, an that's all reight."

"If tha bowt a distillery, Sammywell, nawther thee nor it wod last as
long as awr Hepsabah's hat, soa things are better as they are. Hand