She kept up for a long time, but she looked awful, and then at last when her time drew near she broke down and used to cry and cry when anyone spoke to her.

O' course we all knew as she wouldn't get over it.

Her spirit was quite broke, and when the babies came she hadn't a chance.

It happened very quick at the last, and her husband weren't there.

He were down at The Three Tuns, and when they went to fetch him he laughed in their faces and went on drinking.