VIII
To think I should ha’e to haffle an’ caffle
Wi’ a woman, an’ pay ’er a price
For lettin’ me marry the lad as I thought
To marry wi’ cabs an’ rice.
But we’ll go unbeknown to the registrar, [p. li]
An’ give ’er what money there is,
For I won’t be beholden to such as her
For anythink of his.
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