four o'clock
for shoo 'd tongue enuff for hauf a duzzen . Ther wor a sign ovver each shop wi th ' name painted on , but as one wod n't fit t ' other they agreed to swap signs as weel an to get ' em repainted , each wi thee own name . Well , one day they set abaat flittin , an a varry hard day they had , but at last all wor comfortably arranged an nowt moor wanted dooin but names changin . After a hard job like that , Broddington thowt he 'd give hissen a bit ov a treat , an goa off on a cheap trip to Liverpool , for as it wor varry hot weather he had n't mich to do -- butchers niver have -- but as he lived bi hissen , an wor a varry hard sleeper , he could n't tell ha to manage to get up to be ready for four o'clock , an ' he did n't like th ' idea o ' sittin up all th ' neet , coss he knew if he did ` at he 'd be fit for nowt all th ' day . After studdin abaat it a bit an idea struck him , an ' off he set to seek th ' policeman ` at wor o ' that beat , an get him to wakken him . He wornt long afoor he fan him , soa he says , `` Jim , aw want thee to do me a bit ov a faver if tha will . '' `` Well , lad , '' he sed , `` awl do it if aw can awl promise thi ; what is it tha wants me to do ? ''