Thy milk slopped up! thy bacon filched! that was too bad luck, Hodge.

Hodge. Nay, nay, there was a fouler fault, my Gammer ga' me the dodge:

Seest not how cham rent and torn, my heels, my knees, and my breech?

Chad thought, as ich sat by the fire, help here and there a stitch;

But there ich was pouped indeed.

Diccon. Why, Hodge?

Hodge. Boots not, man, to tell,

Cham so drest amongst a sort of fools, chad better be in hell,

My Gammer (cham ashamed to say) by God, served me not well.

Diccon. How so, Hodge?