"That's what we charge around here, me man", the landlord said, wiping the bar with his sleeve.
"But you didn't charge 'im a single penny"
"Didn't charge who?" asked the landlord
"Whom" interjected his educated wife.
"Eh?"
"Whom. 'Didn't charge whom' is how we say it, dear"
"That's exactly what I'm askin'. Whom came 'ere and didn't pay for 'is drinks?"
The landlord's wife rolled her eyes heavenward.
"The monk, dear. From the abbey. You know we never charge him for his beer"
"That's what I want to know" said Miles, indignantly. 'What's 'e done to get free beer while honest folk like me 'ave to pay through me nose?"
"Ah, 'im!" said the landlord. "Well, 'e's different."
"Different?"
"Yes, different. You see, e's a regular 'ere. "
"So am I!"
"Yes, but 'e's a frequent friar, Miles"
"Eh?"
"Whom. 'Didn't charge whom' is how we say it, dear"
"That's exactly what I'm askin'. Whom came 'ere and didn't pay for 'is drinks?"
The landlord's wife rolled her eyes heavenward.
"The monk, dear. From the abbey. You know we never charge him for his beer"
"That's what I want to know" said Miles, indignantly. 'What's 'e done to get free beer while honest folk like me 'ave to pay through me nose?"
"Ah, 'im!" said the landlord. "Well, 'e's different."
"Different?"
"Yes, different. You see, e's a regular 'ere. "
"So am I!"
"Yes, but 'e's a frequent friar, Miles"
