Just you be off, sir, or I'll twist your neck! said the dairyman with some irritation, turning to the bird and driving him away.

'His teeth chattered, and the breath went out of his body,' said the dairyman.

"I was determined to do summat in honour o't", said the dairyman.

'Quite the contrairy, ma'am-quitethe contrairy,' said the dairyman.

'Not he-he's sensible enough,' said the dairyman, and paused.

"Well," said the dairyman, "'tis that slack-twisted 'hore's-bird of a feller, Jack Dollop.

"Take it gentle, sir; take it gentle," said the dairyman.

"Because there bain't so many of 'em," said the dairyman.

"Sir," said the Dairyman, "that thought supports me, and the Lord's goodness makes me feel more reconciled than I was."

"Well!" said the dairyman.

"And begad, so 't have!" said the dairyman, who held in his left hand a wooden slice on which a lump of butter was stuck.