“Tupny-hawpny winder!  Why, it’ll cost a shillin to get that winder put in!  An what abaat th’ teahcup?”

“Oh, that’s nowt.  It wor nobbut an owd crackt en.  Awd meant throwin it away monny a wick sin.  Th’ child wor sadly trubbled when he saw what he’d done, for he wor feeard tha’d be cross wi him, but aw tell’d him to whisht, for tha wornt to a winder or two, soa tha can give him a hawpny for spice, (tha knows he thinks a deeal moor on it when it comes throo thee,) an tha can call at glazers shop an tell em to send a chap up to put another pane in, an here’s sixpence for thisen, sithee, for aw know thi bacca’s ommost done.”

“That’s all reight.  Ov cooarse th’ child didn’t meean to braik th’ winder, nor the teacup nawther,—­but he owt to be towt different; an aw dooant believe awr Hepsabah knows owt abaat trainin childer as they owt to be trained.  But aw’st send noa chap up here to put that winder in.  Aw’ve getten nowt else to do an aw meean to put that in misen.  Aw can buy a square o’ glass that size, for abaat thrippence, an better glass nor that wor too.  But, Mally, nah this is a bargain;—­If aw get th’ glass an th’ putty, and put it in, tha gies me th’ shillin th’ same as tha’d gie it onnybody else.”

“Tha can have th’ shillin!  Aw’m nooan grumblin abaat th’ shillin,—­but aw connot see wot tha wants wi soa mich brass day after day.  Ther’s hardly ivver a day passes ovver thi heead ’at tha dosen’t ax me for awther sixpince or a shillin, an awm sewer ther’s all tha needs to ait an drink at hooam, an tha’s as gooid clooas to don as onny man need wish,—­an nobbut th’ last Sundy, tha axt me for sixpince for th’ collection, an tha nobbut put in a hawpny, for aw wor watchin thi.—­A’a, well! but hasumivver, here’s another shillin, soa if tha thinks tha can put it in, goa an get a square a glass an ha dun wi it.”

“‘Think aw can put it in?’ Aw dooant think owt abaat it!  Aw know aw can put it in!  What does ta tak me for?  Does ta think aw havn’t th’ strength an brains enuff to wrastle wi’ a bit o’ glass like that?”

“Tha’s wrastled wi too monny glasses, Sammywell, sin aw knew thi, an they’ve getten thi daan moor noa once.  It’s gettin lat i’th’ day, nah, to expect thi to mend mich, but if tha’d nobbut sign teetotal an join th’ chapel, an buy Jerrymier a new Sundy suit, aw think aw mun see summat to admire in thi even yet.”

“Ther’s as mich to admire abaat me as ther is abaat some other fowk aw could mention, but aw’ll bi off just nah, for when aw’ve a job to do aw want to get it done, an net stand hummin an haain abaat it like thee.”

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“Nah, Mally lass.  If awd had as mich sense when aw wor young as aw have nah, we’st ha been ridin in us carriage.  Sithee—­aw’ve nobbut gien thrippence for this glass an aw’ve getten putty for nowt an when that winder’s mended it’ll be better nor new an ninepence saved, soa tha sees we’st be soa mich i’ pocket.”