The feast was over, and those hushed halls thrilled to the following ditty:-

He then commenced singing, in a cracked voice, and to anything but a tune, the following ditty:-

Nothing loth, he commenced the following ditty:-

The early singing of the cuckoo implies a plentiful crop of hay, and this belief is embodied in the following ditty:-

Mine isn't; but I meant it to be funny, said Molly, as if there could be any doubt about the following ditty:-

He retreated hastily to a position on the main drive, and began in a deep roar, coupled with an unsteady gait, the following ditty:

He now determined to try the full power of his instrument, and warbled, with no inconsiderable share of skill and pathos, the following ditty:-

The chords were touched with a skilful hand, and the prelude, a wild and extempore commentary on the ballad, was succeeded by the following ditty:-