Hi,
Here are some words from the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover(page 358, chapter 16) by Lawrence (planetebook,here):
(background: Mellors said to Hilda in his dialect:‘As for cigarettes, I’ve got none, but ’appen(=perhaps) you’ve got your own. I dunna smoke, mysen(=myself). Shall y’ (=shall you) eat summat?’ )
He turned direct to Connie. ‘Shall t’ eat a smite o’ summat, if I bring it thee? Tha can usually do wi’ a bite.’ He spoke the vernacular with a curious calm assurance, as if he were the landlord of the Inn.
I understand tha can usually do wi' a bite to be thou can usually manage with a bite, but what does the red sentence mean please?
No I paraphrase it as:
shall you(=t') eat a smite of summat(I totally don't know what it mean) if I bring it (to) you(=bring it thee).
Could you tell me how to comprehend this sentence please?
Thank you in advance
Here are some words from the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover(page 358, chapter 16) by Lawrence (planetebook,here):
(background: Mellors said to Hilda in his dialect:‘As for cigarettes, I’ve got none, but ’appen(=perhaps) you’ve got your own. I dunna smoke, mysen(=myself). Shall y’ (=shall you) eat summat?’ )
He turned direct to Connie. ‘Shall t’ eat a smite o’ summat, if I bring it thee? Tha can usually do wi’ a bite.’ He spoke the vernacular with a curious calm assurance, as if he were the landlord of the Inn.
I understand tha can usually do wi' a bite to be thou can usually manage with a bite, but what does the red sentence mean please?
No I paraphrase it as:
shall you(=t') eat a smite of summat(I totally don't know what it mean) if I bring it (to) you(=bring it thee).
Could you tell me how to comprehend this sentence please?
Thank you in advance