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I expect you know who I am, Mrs Naylor!  —Who yer are?—yis, you’re Lizzie Stainwright.’An ’appen you might guess what I’ve come for?  —’Appen I mightn’t, ’appen I might.
You knowed as I was courtin’ Tim Merfin.  —Yis, I knowed ’e wor courtin’ thee.An’ yet you’ve been carryin’ on wi’ him.  —Ay, an’ ’im wi’ me.
Well, now you’ve got to pay for it,  —An’ if I han, what’s that to thee?For ’e isn’t goin’ to marry you.  —Is it a toss-up ’twixt thee an’ me?
It’s no toss-up ’twixt thee an’ me.  —Then what art colleyfoglin’ for?I’m not havin’ your orts an’ slarts.  —Which on us said you wor?
I want you to know ’e’s non marryin’ you.  —Tha wants ’im thy-sen too bad.Though I’ll see as ’e pays you, an’ comes to the scratch.  —Tha’rt for doin’ a lot wi’ th’ lad.
VIIITo think I should ha’e to haffle an’ caffle  Wi’ a woman, an’ pay ’er a priceFor lettin’ me marry the lad as I thought  To marry wi’ cabs an’ rice.

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