This is only th' first day an' I've walked--an' here I am diggin'." Ben Weatherstaff's mouth fell open again when he heard him, but he ended by chuckling.
"Eh!" he said, "that sounds as if tha'd got wits enow.

Tha'rt a Yorkshire lad for sure.

An' tha'rt diggin', too.

How'd tha' like to plant a bit o' somethin'?
I can get thee a rose in a pot." "Go and get it!" said Colin, digging excitedly.

"Quick! Quick!" It was done quickly enough indeed.