He sed noa moor but handed her two soverins; shoo gave him his change, an he made th' best ov his way into th' street where Hepsabah wor waitin for him; then he lained his back agean a lamp-pooast as if he wor too waik to stand. "Do yo feel sick, father?" sed Hepsabah. "Eeah, aw think aw've getten a bit ov a sickener." "It wor varry warm i' that shop." "Eeah,--its th' hottest shop aw've ivver been in." "Yo see, yo arn't used to buyin hats." "Noa, an awm net likely to get used to it. Aw hooap thar't suited." "O, father,--its a beauty! If aw can nobbut get my chap to buy me a costume to match it!" "Tha'll nivver do that, Hepsabah, becoss he connot. If he'd to buy thee a costoom, as tha calls it, to match that, an pay for it at th' same rate as aw've paid for that hat, it ud cost him aboon a thaasand paand! What does to think it's cost me?" "Aw can't guess." "Twenty two shillin an sixpence! That's true whether tha believes it or net." "Is that all! Why its as cheap as muck." "Well, mak th' best on it, for tha'll get noa moor muck at th' same price aght o' me. But promise me at tha'll nivver tell thi mother! If shoo'd to get to know shoo wodn't be able to sleep for a wick. It's a scandlus shame, an aw've been swindled! Why, tha owt to ha getten a hat as big as a umbrella for that price." "Well, if yo hadn't wanted me to have it yo shouldn't ha sed soa." "Aw did want thi to have it, but it's price aw connot get ovver. Why it weighs nowt hardly. Its cost aboon five shillin an aance. Thee goa in an show it to thi mother an aw'll goa an get summat to steady mi narves." Sammywell tried to keep his spirits up wi puttin some spirits daan, but he couldn't manage it, an it wor wi fear an tremblin at he lifted th' sneck when he went hooam. All lukt breet an cheerful an th' supper wor on th' table, an Mally's face showed noa sign o' ill temper. "Thank gooidness," he sed to hissen, "shoo hasn't been upstairs to caant th' brass yet." "Come thi ways to thi supper, Sammywell, aw wor gettin uneasy abaat thi." "Has Hepsabah been?" he axt. "Eeah. An shoo's shown me her new hat, an aw must say aw didn't gie thi credit for havin sich gooid taste. Shoo's famously suited, an awm pleeased to think tha's acted as a father should act for once. Aw do believe if tha could nobbut live long enuff aw should be able to mak a daycent chap on thi at th' finish." "Did shoo say owt abaght what it cost?" "Nay shoo didn't, an aw nivver axt her, for aw know tha'd nooan be likely to give mich; but if aw thowt aw could get one like it for owt under five an twenty shillin awd be after one i'th mornin." "Well, but tha connot,--for ther's nivver been but one made o' that pattern." "Ther'd happen be one ov another pattern to suit me." "Ther's noa moor ov onny sooart whativver; for th' chap at keeps that shop is gooin to retire from business to-neet an start a bank i'th mornin,--an noa wonder."