—You nedn’t have swore.

VII

That’s his collar round the candle-stick

An’ that’s the dark blue tie I bought ’im,

An’ these is the woman’s kids he’s so fond on,

An’ ’ere comes the cat that caught ’im.

I dunno where his eyes was—a gret

Round-shouldered hag! My sirs, to think

Of him stoopin’ to her! You’d wonder he could

Throw hisself in that sink.