I gives the wolves and the jackals and the hyenas in all our section their tea afore I begins to arsk them questions." "How do you mean, ask them questions ?" I queried, wishful to get him into a talkative humor.
"'Ittin' of them over the 'ead with a pole is one way.

Scratchin' of their ears in another, when gents as is flush wants a bit of a show-orf to their gals.

I don't so much mind the fust, the 'ittin of the pole part afore I chucks in their dinner, but I waits till they've 'ad their sherry and kawffee, so to speak, afore I tries on with the ear scratchin'.

Mind you," he added philosophically, "there's a deal of the same nature in us as in them theer animiles.

Here's you a-comin' and arskin' of me questions about my business, and I that grump-like that only for your bloomin' 'arf-quid I'd 'a' seen you blowed fust 'fore I'd answer.