"'Ungry aren't the word for it."
"And how is trade?"
"Couldn't be worse!"
"I perceive you are a pessimist," said I.
"No," said he, "I'm a pedler—baptism'l name Richard, commonly known as
'Gabbin' Dick.'"
"At least yours is a fine healthy trade," said I.
"'Ow so?"
"A life of constant exercise, and fresh air; to-day for instance—"
"'Ot as a hoven!" said he.
"Yet there was a good, cool wind," said I.