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Indeed I's kite sure dat none ob de neighbours knows not'ing at all about dis Is Es w'at you call her? Ester! Das so, Peter?" "Yes, das so, Missis Lilly." "Stop that horrible noise in the hole there! What is it?" said Osman impatiently. "It is only one of my negro slaves," said the master of the house. "Call her up, Lilly, and set her to something quieter until we go."
So you cheer up, an' somet'ing sure to come ob it; an' if not'ing comes ob it, w'y, de cheerin' up hab come ob it anyhow." Foster smiled faintly at this philosophical view of his case, and did make a brave effort to follow the advice of his friend. "Das right, now, Geo'ge; you laugh an' grow fat. Moreober, you go to work now, for if massa come an' find us here, he's bound to know de reason why!
An' dere's no sayin' what might come ob seein' de fadder for we's off de scent entirely jist now." "There's little doubt of that, Peter," said Osman, pausing, and looking meditatively at the ground. "Moreober," suggested the negro, "when a man wid a cleber head an' a purswavis tongue like you tackles a t'ing, it's bery strange indeed if not'ing comes ob it."
"I sew one for each man," she said. Having made Husky comfortable, she took her work out into the sunshine. Jack, Shand, and Joe lounged in front of her smoking, watching her covertly; each privately making up his mind to secure that charming sewing-machine for his own household, whatever the cost. "Ain't you got not'ing to do?" asked Bela coolly. "This is a holiday," replied Jack.
Finally she started back along the beach, whereupon Sam turned and, hastening ahead of her, resumed operations on the raft as if he had never dropped them. "Now I guess you know why we goin' to the shore," she stated abruptly. "I'm hanged if I do!" returned Sam. "You got strong eyes and not see not'ing?" she asked scornfully. "Look!"
And I will testify against you. Tell the people to wait until to-morrow and I pledge myself to find out who did this." "You know who did it?" asked Watusk sharply. "I will not speak until I have proof," Ambrose said warily. "What happened to the men you left on guard?" "They say they play jack-pot with a lantern near the door," said Watusk. "See not'ing. Hear not'ing. Poof! she is all burn!"
"Frank," she said, her eyes filling suddenly, "I hope you'll let me be friendly with you. I understand how you did it. I don't feel hard toward you. They were more to blame than you." Frank jerked a dirty blue handkerchief from his trousers pocket. He had begun to cry. He turned away from Alexandra. "I never did mean to do not'ing to dat woman," he muttered. "I never mean to do not'ing to dat boy.
"Tell me, if your heart has any mercy in it, Wyandotté; has aught happened to Major Willoughby?" "He well laugh, talk, feel good. Mind not'ing. He prisoner; don't touch he scalp." "Why, then, do you wear so ominous a look your face is the very harbinger of evil." "Bad news, if trut' must come. What you' name, young squaw?" "Surely, surely, you must know that well, Nick!
"What!" cried Foster eagerly. "Dat you's got nuffin to do wid," returned the negro decisively. "You must know not'ing, understand not'ing, hear an' see not'ing, for if you do you'll be whacked to deaf. Bery likely you'll be whacked anyhow, but dat not so bad. You must just shut your eyes an' mout' an' trust all to me. You understand, Geo'ge?"
Ob course I got awrful t'in so t'in dat w'en I stood side-wise you could hardly see me. Well, what de way to get fat an' strong? Why, eat, ob course. Eat eat eat. Das de way. Now, your fadder git not'ing but black bread, an' not 'nuff ob dat; an' he git plenty hard work too, so he git t'in. So, what I prupposes is to gib him two good biskits ebery day.
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