said he, slicking his hair down when he came into the room: "If hoo'l excuse me (looking at Margaret) for being i' my stockings; I'se been tramping a' day, and streets is none o' th' cleanest."

'If hoo'l excuse me for being i' my stockings,' he said, looking at Margaret, 'I'se been tramping all day, and streets is none o' th' cleanest.'
