Awer doh is noch maner: “Wann awer der Rip Van Winkle inside fun tzwansich yohr un ea dawg des agreement refusa will, don hut ar ’s recht so tzu du.
Derrick Van Slaus.”
Des bobbeer is all recht. Der Rip Van Winkle con of course net refusa weil ar shun long dode is. Is now ebber doh os uf aid batzeiga con os des doh ’m Rip Van Winkle si nawma is—os ar ’n selwer g’shrivva hut?
Herm. Der Knickerbocker wase ’s selwer os der nawma all recht is—g’shrivva beim Rip Van Winkle, un wann ar airlich is don sawgt ar aw so.
Knick. Airlich! Du bisht mer now ’n shaner ding for doh in de Court cooma un shwetza fun airlichkeit! Un now, sawg mer amohl, we un uf wass for ’n waig is seller nawma grickt warra?
Herm. Ei weil der Rip Van Winkle hut hawa wella os si duchter goot fersorrick’d wærra sul, un ar hut des very ding proposed tzu meim fershtorwena dawdy——
Knick. Sell is ’n ferflomty leeg.
Judge. Coom now, nemond darraf ’n onnerer ’n ligner hasa in dara Court.
Herm. Now, Judge, consht sana wass for leit os des sin de mich ous mina rechta batreega wella.
Lor. ( Comes down stage. ) All my huffnung is demnoch om end. Alles fore mer is doonkle in——