“I got one stuck on the jumper.”
“All right. Blind you! We’ll do it ourselves. This is a show! Come on, mates! Keep the handles down, and mind he don’t tip.”
“Give him a blow on that bar to get him off the jumper, can’t ya; and don’t stick up there doin’ nothin’. You ain’t heard our mate’s new nickname, have you, Wormy?”
“No. What’s that?”
“Flannel. Know why that is?”
“No.”
“Cos water allus makes him shrink. Look at him! The only curly-headed boy in the family!”
“You hump-backed, monkey-faced baa-boon! You broke loose from the Zoo, you did. I won’t hit another stroke for nobody, now, damn if I do!”
“Get out! I’ll spiflicate you!”
“I’ll bash the tongs across your head.”