So he says to me, 'Simon,' says he, 'go up in the plantation and pull up a young fir tree, and then in the morning put it in the cart and take it over to the school-room.' This was day afore yesterday, in the afternoon.

I was busy jist then, so I didn't go to the plantation till 'twas dusk.

However, as you know, yer honour, 'tis moonlight, so I didn't trouble.

Well, I got a young fir tree pulled up, and was jist a-going to light my pipe, when I see some figures a-comin' threw the plantation towards a summer-'ouse that was put up 'bout two year ago.

So I lied luff.