"Are they livin or deead?"
"One's deead, one's livin, an' one's a medium."
"Has ta met anybody tha knows up i' yor pairts?"
"Monny a scoor."
"Are they happy or miserable?"
"Some one way an' some another."
"Has ta seen onybody at's come latly?"
"Nubdy but a chap they call 'Profit."
"What did they call him 'Profit' for?"
"Aw doant know, unless it's becoss he did soa weel aght o' collectin th' rates afoor he coom here."