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 * Married? Ay, every man of them.
 * But the one that is worst off of all is the cook;
 * black famine is ever at home in his house.

PEER
 * Married? They've folks that await them at home?
 * Folks to be glad when they come? Eh?

THE CAPTAIN
 * Of course,
 * in poor people's fashion.

PEER
 * And come they one evening,
 * what then?

THE CAPTAIN
 * Why, I daresay the goodwife will fetch
 * something good for a treat-

PEER
 * And a light in the sconce?

THE CAPTAIN
 * Ay, ay, may be two; and a dram to their supper.

PEER
 * And there they sit snug! There's a fire on the hearth!
 * They've their children about them! The room's full of chatter;
 * not one hears another right out to an end,
 * for the joy that is on them-!

THE CAPTA