FOOTNOTES:
[4] Ordering and drinking whisky, and having no intention of paying for the drink, is known to navvies as "shooting the crow."
[5] Schooner. A large glass used for lager-beer and ale, which contains fourteen fluid ounces.
[6] A stick. A half-glass of whisky mixed with beer—a navvyism for petite verre.
[7] Pulling the hare's foot. A farmyard phrase. The hare in the cornfield takes refuge in the standing corn when the servants are reaping. To the farmer himself belongs the privilege of catching the animal. If he is unable to corner the hare he stands drinks to all the harvesters, and the drink is usually a sure one.