FOOTNOTES:

[318] borrow = ransom.

[319] but = out.

[320] ben = in.

[321] rottons = rats.

[322] royal bone = ivory.

[323] Or than = Or else.

[324] Billy Blind = a friendly household fairy. See [p. 80].

[325] marys = maids.

[326] bierly = stately.

[45. Young Beichan]
(Another version of the foregoing)