ABSTRACT
Context, Style, and Language: Dick Dalton's speech is strongly Anglo-Irish, although the pronunciation of the word follied (followed), and specifically the second syllable, is typical of West Country English usage. The front vowel l\l is pronounced very close, as is common among Newfoundland Irish speakers, and it is this sound which is heard in the final word of the story. Both this and the preceding word are distorted by laughter which makes them difficult to transcribe, but felt tins (i.e., metal disks with central indentation through which nails are driven to secure roofing material) is a transcription consistent with what is pronounced, and of course such disks would have the superficial appearance, shape, and sound of coins.
