saysshe，ratherquick。“’Aye，butyoungwoman，it’soneofyournightcapsIwant。Th’babbyseemstohavetakenamindtoyo；andmaybeinth’darkitmighttakemeforyoifI’dgettenyournightcapon。’“Thechambermaidsmirkedandwentforacap，butIlaughedoutrightatth’oudbeardedchapthinkinghe’dmakehissellikeawomanjustbyputtingonawoman’scap。Howe’erhe’dnotbelaughedouton’t，soIheldth’babbytillhewereinbed。Suchanightaswehadonit!Babbybegantoscreamo’th’oudfashion，andwetookitturnandturnabouttositupandrockit。Myheartwereverysoreforth’littleone，asitgropedaboutwi’
itsmouth；butfora’thatIcouldscarcekeepfra’smilingatth’thoughto’ustwooudchaps，th’onewi’awoman’snightcapon，sittingonourhinderendsforhalfth’night，hushabyingababbyaswouldn’tbehushabied。
Towardmorning，poorlittlewench!itfellasleep，fairlytiredoutwi’
crying，buteveninitssleepitgavesuchpitifulsobs，quiveringupfra’
theverybottomofitslittleheart，thatonceortwiceIalmostwisheditlayonitsmother’sbreast，atpeaceforever。Jenningsfellasleeptoo；butIbeganfortoreckonupourmoney。Itwerelittleenoughwehadleft，ourdinnerthedayaforehadta’ensomuch。Ididn’tknowwhatourreckoningwouldbeforthatnightlodging，andsupper，andbreakfast。Doingasumalwayssentmeasleepeversin’Iwerealad；soIfellsoundinashorttime，andwereonlywakenedbychambermaidtappingatth’door，tosayshe’ddressthebabbyaforehermissiswereupifweliked。Butblessyo，we’dneverthoughto’undressingitth’nightafore，andnowitweresleepingsosound，andweweresoglado’thepeaceandquietness，thatwethoughtitwerenogoodtowakenituptoscreechagain。“Well!there’sMaryasleepforagoodlistener!Isupposeyou’regettingwearyofmytale，soI’llnotbelongoverendingit。Th’reckoningleftusverybare，andwethoughtwe’dbestwalkhome，foritwereon]ysixtymile，theytelledus，andnotstopagainfornought，savevictuals。SoweleftBrummagemwhichisasblackaplaceasManchester，withoutlookingsolikehome，andwalkeda’thatday，carryingbabbyturnandturnabout。