“Will ye write jest what I tell ye tu, and spell all the words right?”
“To be sure I will.”
“And if ye don’t, I won’t pay ye; will ye agree to that?”
“As I understand my business thoroughly, of course I will agree to that.”
“Wall, then, ye may commence.”
The scribe arranged his paper, ink and pen, and pronounced himself ready.
“My dear uncle Peter:—ready fur more?”
“Yes.”
“‘Rived here in London last week,—have ye got that deown?”
“Yes, go on.”