"Ay."
"Nothin' much."
"'Tis a cold place for that, Tom. An' 'tis a poor lie you're tellin'. 'Tis easy t' see, Tom, that you're busy."
"Ah, well, I got a little job on hand."
"What is your job?"
"This here little job I'm doin' now?"
"Ay."
"Nothin' much."
"What is it?"