"What kind?"
"My kind."
"What do th' others do?"
"The big ones lay corner-stones and the little ones lay foundations."
"Saints alive," she said, "an' what do th' hens do?"
"They clock" (hatch).
"Pavin' stones?"
"I didn't say pavin' stones!"
"Oh, aye," she laughed loudly.
"Luk here," Jamie said, "I want t' laugh too. Now what th' —— is't yer gigglin' at?"