(1) There be the greyhounds! lo'k! an’ there's the heäre! look

(2) What houn's, the squier's, Thomas? where, then, where?

(1) Why, out in Ash Hill, near the barn, behind

Thik tree. (3) The pollard?5 (1) Pollard! no, b'ye blind? that

(2) There, I do zee em over-right thik cow. right opposite

(3) The red woone? (1) No, a mile beyand her now. one

(3) Oh! there's the heäre, a-meäkèn for the drong. lane

(2) My goodness! How the dogs do zweep along,

A-pokèn out their pweinted noses’ tips. pointed

(3) He can't allow hizzelf much time vor slips!

(1) They'll hab'en, after all, I'll bet a crown. have him

(2) Done vor a crown. They woon't! He's gwäin to groun’. going

(3) He is! (1) He idden! (3) Ah! 'tis well his tooes isn't, toes

Ha’ got noo corns, inside o’ hobnaïl shoes.

(1) He's geäme a-runnèn too. Why, he do mwore

Than eärn his life. (3) His life wer his avore.

(1) There, now the dogs wull turn en. (2) No! He's right. him

(1) He idden! (2) Ees he is! (3) He's out o’ zight. yes

(1) Aye, aye. His mettle wull be well a-tried

Agwaïn down Verny Hill, o’ tother zide. going

They'll have en there. (3) O no! a vew good hops few

Wull teäke en on to Knapton Lower Copse.

(2) An’ that's a meesh that he've a-took avore. gap

(3) Ees, that's his hwome. (1) He'll never reach his door.

(2) He wull. (1) He woon't. (3) Now, hark, d'ye heär em now?

(2) O! here's a bwoy a-come athirt the brow across

O’ Knapton Hill. We'll ax en. (1) Here, my bwoy! ask him

Can'st tell us where's the heäre? (4) He's got awoy.

(2) Ees, got awoy, in coo'se, I never zeed of course, saw

A heäre a-scotèn on wi’ half his speed. scooting

(1) Why, there, the dogs be wold, an’ half a-done. old

They can't catch anything wi’ lags to run.

(2) Vrom vu'st to last they had but little chance first

O’ catchèn o'n. (3) They had a perty dance. him

(1) No, catch en, no! I little thought they would;

He know'd his road too well to Knapton Wood.