Mee. Me got lill’ bottle of ‘come-wid-me’ in here! Hee-hee, hee-hee!... Me take it—so: me say to my beautiful new husban’—‘Yo’ health!—yo’ velly good health!’ Den me drink. Den me say—‘How nice!’ Den me die! Den he lef’ widower.... Oh! poo’ man!
Wio.
Oh! he’ll get over it, bit by bit!
But what will Tikipu say to it?
Mee. Tikipu? Who say ‘Tikipu’? Who say? Who say?
Wio.
Oh, yes! It’s all very well for you:
But what will it mean for Tikipu?
Mee. Not’ing.... He fo’gotten me.
Wio. Oh ho?