Rip. Oh, yaw, ich wase ’s goot, we der Shquire Van Slaus geshter on my house cooma is un hut mich maucha my nawma uf sell bobbeer shreiva—awer ich war evva g’suffa.
Gust. Geshter owet! Der awrm mon! Ar is net by seim fershtond—awer ich bin doch now g’satisfied os ’s een is. Coom, olter mon, coom mit meer!
Rip. Awer so wid mich onna nemma?
Gust. Tzu diner duchter.——
Rip. Yaw, yaw—yaw well, du’s; nem mich tzu era. Ich bin so ferennert os ’s mer bong is os se mich aw fergessa hut. Awer, nay, ’s con net si os se era eagner dawdy fergest. Coom, coom on!
SCENE IV.—Knickerbocker’s House as before.
Knickerbocker, Alice and Lorrenna enter, R.
Knick. Hurrah for unser side! Mer hen se gabutta! Bin in de in de Samly ni g’lect warra yusht we gor nix!
Alice. Wær is elect?