he beamed at tiffany and went on : `` an ' d 'ye ken , mistress , that if'n you hold the baccy label upside-doon , then part o ' the sailor 's bonnet and his ear became a lady wi ' nae mmph mmph ... '' `` ach , there i goes again , accidentally nearly throttlin ' ye , '' said rob anybody , his hand clamping over wullie 's mouth .