"Eea, aw keep th' hause," she replied.
"Well, I'm Mr. Lockwood, the master. Are there any rooms to lodge me in, I wonder? I wish to stay all night."
"T' maister!" she cried in astonishment. "Whet, whoiver knew yah wur coming? Yah sud ha' send word. They's nowt norther dry nor mensful abaht t' place: nowt there isn't!"

'I'm Mr. Lockwood, the master. Are there any rooms to lodge me in? I wish to stay all night.'
'T' master!' she cried in astonishment. 'Yah should have sent word. There's nowt dry about t' place!'
