RANKIN. Well?
DRINKWATER. Hever ear of is sist-in-lor: Lidy Sisly Winefleet?
RANKIN. Do ye mean the celebrated Leddy--the traveller?
DRINKWATER. Yuss: should think aw doo. Walked acrost Harfricar
with nathink but a little dawg, and wrowt abaht it in the Dily
Mile (the Daily Mail, a popular London newspaper), she did.
RANKIN. Is she Sir Howrrd Hallam's sister-in-law?
DRINKWATER. Deeceased wawfe's sister: yuss: thet's wot SHE is.
RANKIN. Well, what about them?
DRINKWATER. Wot abaht them! Waw, they're EAH. Lannid aht of a
steam yacht in Mogador awber not twenty minnits agow. Gorn to the
British cornsl's. E'll send em orn to you: e ynt got naowheres to
put em. Sor em awr (hire) a Harab an two Krooboys to kerry their
laggige. Thort awd cam an teoll yer.
RANKIN. Thank you. It's verra kind of you, Mr. Drinkwotter.
DRINKWATER. Down't mention it, gavner. Lor bless yer, wawn't it
you as converted me? Wot was aw wen aw cam eah but a pore lorst
sinner? Down't aw ow y'a turn fer thet? Besawds, gavner, this
Lidy Sisly Winefleet mawt wor't to tike a walk crost Morocker--a
rawd inter the mahntns or sech lawk. Weoll, as you knaow, gavner,
thet cawn't be done eah withaht a hescort.
RANKIN. It's impoassible: th' would oall b' murrdered. Morocco is
not lek the rest of Africa.
DRINKWATER. No, gavner: these eah Moors ez their religion; an it
mikes em dinegerous. Hever convert a Moor, gavner?
RANKIN (with a rueful smile).
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