" "Are you housekeeper, then?" "Eea, aw keep th' house," she replied.

A reformation of some sort seems desirable here, and this has the advantage of being first proposed; but it is not extensively adopted, and perhaps never will be; for the vowel sound in question, is not exactly that of the terminations y and ies, but one which seems to require eea stronger sound than that of y, though similar to it.

KeepThoumyfeetI do not aa-aassk too-oo see-ee-ee Ther di-is-ta-aant scene, woon step enoo-oof for mee-eea.'