_For to write._
It is to day courier day"s; I have a letter to write.
At which does you write?
Is not that? look one is that.
This letter is arrears.
It shall stay to the post. This pen are good for notting. During I finish that letter, do me the goodness to seal this packet; it is by my cousin.
How is the day of month?
The two, the three, the four, etc.
That is some letter to me.
Go to bear they letter to the post.
_The gaming._
Do you like the gaming?
At what pack will you that we does play?
To the cards.
Waiter, give us a card"s game.
What is the trump?
The club"s king.
Play, if you please.
The heart"s aces.
We do ought.
This time I have a great deal pack.
_With the tailor._
Can you do me a coat?
What cloth will you do to?
From a stuff what be of season.
How much wants the ells for coat, waist coat, and breeches?
Six ells.
What will you to double the coat?
From some thing of duration. I believe to you that When do you bring me my coat?
The rather that be possible.
Bring you my coat?
Yes, sir, there is it.
You have me done to expect too.
I did can"t to come rather.
It don"t are finished?
The lining war not sewd.
It is so that do one"s now.
b.u.t.ton me.
It pinches me too much upon stomack.
The sleeves have not them great deal wideness?
No, sir, they are well.
_With a hair dresser._
Your razors, are them well?
Yes, Sir.
Comb-me quickly; don"t put me so much pomatum. What news tell me?
all hairs dresser are newsmonger.
Sir, I have no heared any thing.
_For to breakfast._
John bring us some thing for to breakfast.
Yes, Sir; there is some sousages. Will you than I bring the ham?
Yes, bring-him, we will cup a steak put a nappe clothe upon this table.
I you do not eat?
How you like the tea.
It is excellent.
Still a not her cup.
_For to ask some news._
It is true what is told of master M***?
Then what is told of him?
I have heard that he is hurt mortally.
I shall be sowow of it, because he is a honestman.
Which have wounden him?
Do know it why?
The noise run that is by to have given a box on the ear to a of them.
_For to buy._
I won"t have a good and fine cloth to make a coat.
How much do you sell it the ell?
We thout overcharge you from a halfpenny, it cost twenty franks.
Sir, I am not accustomed to cheapen: tell me the last price.
I have told you, sir, it is valuable in that.
It is too much dear, I give at it, eighteen franks.
You shall not have what you have wished.
You did beg me my last word, I told you them.
Well, well, cut them two ells.
Don"t you will not more?
No, at present.
_For to dine._
Go to dine, the dinner is ready.
Cut some bread; here is it, I don"t know that boiled meat is good.
Gentilman, will you have some beans?
Peter, uncork a Porto wine bottle.
Sir, what will you to?
Some pears, and apples, what wilt you?
Taste us rather that liquor, it is good for the stomach.
I am too much obliged to you, is done.