Dearie

"Dearie me, where have you been all day? Did you go somewhere else after you'd been to the doctor's?" "No chance! The waiting room was packed. I had to wait hours!"

Dearie me, the loo's blocked.

At the mention of money Mrs Dibble was overcome with great debility, and wheezed, "I don't feel up to talking about money, matters just now, dearie. I think I better have a bit of a doze."