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"O 'Melia, my dear, this does everything crown! / Who could have supposed I should meet you in Town? / And whence such fair garments, such prosperi-ty? "- / "O didn't you know I'd been ruined? " said she.
-"You left us in tatters, without shoes or socks, / Tired of digging potatoes, and spudding up docks; / And now you've gay bracelets and bright feathers three! "- / "Yes: that's how we dress when we're ruined," said she.