a week for the five, with 2s.6d.to pay out of it for rent.

She said, "We would rayther ha' soup than coffee, becose there's moor heytin' in it." My friend looked in at the door of a cottage in Barton Street.

There was a sickly-looking woman inside.

"Well, missis," said my friend, jocularly, "how are you?
because, if you're ill, I've brought a doctor here." "Eh," replied she, "aw could be ill in a minute, if aw could afford, but these times winnot ston doctors' bills.

Besides, aw never were partial to doctors' physic; it's kitchen physic at aw want.