Did you never hear that before?
It's a sure fact, that is.

It'll rain within four-and-twenty hours, you mark my words." "I hope it won't," said Austin.

"And so your mother keeps geese ?" "Ay, that she does, and breeds 'em, and fattens 'em up against Michaelmas.

And we've a fine noise o' ducks on the pond, too.

They pays their way too, I reckon." "A noise o' ducks?
What, do they quack so loud ?" "Lor' bless you, Master Austin, where was you brought up?
Everybody hereabouts know what a noise o' ducks is.