ten o'clock
Aw niver heeard th ' likes ; it maks th ' winders fair gender agean . Soa , soa ; lend me owd o ' that pooaker , aw shall niver be able to taich thee ha to mend a fire aw do think . Tha should never bray it in at th ' top ; -- use it kindly mun , tha 'll find it 'll thrive better ; it 's th ' same wi ' a fire as it is wi ' a child -- if you 're allus brayin ' at it you 'll mak it a sad un at th ' last , an ' niver get nowt but black luks . But its net mich use talkin ' to thee aw con see , for tha ` rt ommost asleep ; aw believe if th ' thack ud to be blown off tha could n't keep thi e ` en oppen after ten o'clock ; but use is second natur ommost , an ' aw feel rayther sleepy mysen , aw allus do when ther 's a wind . '' * * * * * * * In two or three minutes they wor booath hard asleep , but they had ' t to sleep long , for ther coom a knock at th ' door laad enuff to wakken deeaf Debra -LRB- an shoo could n't hear thunner -RRB- . Th ' owd man started up an flew to oppen th ' door , an ' in stawped a walkin ' snow-drift . `` Aw wish yo a merry Kursmiss , '' he said .