"Ther's noa robbers," sed Maude Blanche, "it's nobbut a bit o' my fun.
Aw heeard yo booath snooarin an aw thowt it ud be a gooid jooak to mak
yo fancy somedy'd brokken into th' haase."

"A'a! did ta ivver!" sed Angelina, turnin to James; "did ta ivver see
one like her i' all thi life?"

"Aw dooant think aw ivver did, an aw nivver want to see owt like her
agean. Aw wonder if shoo ivver saw owt like me? Aw should think shoo'll
nivver forget it as long as shoo lives."

"A'a, hold thi wisht! Little things mak noa impression on awr Maude
Blanche."

They all went to bed agean, but James couldn't sleep, his narves had
getten sich a shock. As sooin as it wor dayleet he gat up an dressed an
went to his wark, but he couldn't think o' owt else, an ivvery time he
did think, he blushed soa, wol th' foreman sed he wor sewer he'd getten
scarlet fayver, and advised him to goa hooam an get a hot posset.

He's workin steady nah, but he's nivver getten ovver th' scare 'at heed
had that neet, an he nivver gooas to bed withaat his britches, or else
he has a newspaper pinned raand th' hem ov his shirt.

Angelina tells him 'at he maks a deeal o' fuss abaat nowt, but he
considers it a varry serious matter.

Last time 'at Maude Blanche paid 'em a visit, shoo wor wearin a pair o'
green spectacles, an when Angelina axt her what shoo wore 'em for, shoo