“I allus does mi whack.”
“Don’t talk to me. Hello! What’s this ’ere? Who bin smashin’ the window? Ther’ll be hell to pop over this. If I reports ya you’ll be done for, both on ya.”
“Please, sir, I kicked a piece of coke and it went through the pane.”
“Hey?”
“The hammer fled off the shaft and went through the window.”
“Why the devil don’t you look after the shaft then, and keep the wedges tight. You’ll knock somebody’s head off presently. I daresay you was at that blasted football again. The first I ketches at it I’ll sack. Have un clean off the ground. I’ll give un football!”
“Light that fire up, Laudy!”
“Got a job on over ’ere, gaffer.”
“Wha’s the trouble?”
“Top cylinder busted, ram cracked, and the crown of the furnace fell in.”