DRINKWATER. Their mawnds kennot rawse to Christiennity lawk hahrs
ken, gavner: thet's ah it is. Weoll, ez haw was syin, if a
hescort is wornted, there's maw friend and commawnder Kepn
Brarsbahnd of the schooner Thenksgivin, an is crew, incloodin
mawseolf, will see the lidy an Jadge Ellam through henny little
excursion in reason. Yr honor mawt mention it.

RANKIN. I will certainly not propose anything so dangerous as an
excursion.

DRINKWATER (virtuously). Naow, gavner, nor would I awst you to.
(Shaking his head.) Naow, naow: it IS dinegerous. But hall the
more call for a hescort if they should ev it hin their mawnds to
gow.

RANKIN. I hope they won't.

DRINKWATER. An sow aw do too, gavner.

RANKIN (pondering). 'Tis strange that they should come to
Mogador, of all places; and to my house! I once met Sir Howrrd
Hallam, years ago.

DRINKWATER (amazed). Naow! didger? Think o thet, gavner! Waw, sow
aw did too. But it were a misunnerstedin, thet wors. Lef the
court withaht a stine on maw kerrickter, aw did.

RANKIN (with some indignation). I hope you don't think I met Sir
Howrrd in that way.