And Hodge, bo', you've paid, and I'm halves wi' you too.

And as for my meaning, I'se just dropped the tin,

And wi' your luck and mine I feel cock-sure to win.

I doant come from Yorkshire for nothing, you know—

It's just three to one that I win on the throw;

And my luck, which has stood up so mony a time,

Makes me sure in a hour the beast'll be mine."

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"Clear off the dishes and cloth in a trice;

Bring in the grog and bring in the dice,