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Every shilling that Maurice Cumming could collect was spent in bribing negroes to work for him. But bribe as he would the negroes would not work. "No, massa: me pain here; me no workee to-day," and Sambo would lay his fat hand on his fat stomach. I have said that he lived generally alone.
Why workee alsame lascar boy? Eh?" But Virginia could give no reason. "I am afraid you don't like Bududreen, Sing," she said. "Has he ever harmed you in any way?" "Him? No, him no hurt Sing. Sing poor," with which more or less enigmatical rejoinder the Chinaman returned to his work.
"Cowboy gone workee. Missee gone hurry up find Mr. Quest." Laura hesitated, puzzled. Just then the Professor came cantering in with a bundle of grass in his hand. He glanced down at the Chinaman. "Good morning, Miss Laura!" he said. "You don't seem to be getting on with our friend here," he added in an undertone.
"Topside man catchee my inside godown this time, ch'hoy! he makee big bobbely." "Never mind about that. I'll pay the fine." "No can do, no can do so-fashion. Massa pay squeeze; all-same, my catchee plenty bobbely, makee my too muchee sick." "I'll take care you don't suffer. Come along: there's no time to lose." "This time Sunday, look-see, massa. No workee Sunday, no fear; that joss-pidgin day."
"Come here," he said, beckoning to him. "Don't make any noise, Hop." "Me no makee noisee," was the reply. "Me knowee allee 'boutee; me just see Misler Wild. He tied to um post, and ten mans by him. Allee samee velly muchee bad workee." "You saw Wild!" Arietta exclaimed, looking at the Chinaman in surprise. "Lat allee samee light, Missy Alietta." "Where did you see him?"
"Me afraid Ibraim sell us. Cruel master. Make workee; little food; plenty stick." "Patience," said Roger. "We must try to work hard and avoid the stick; and as to the food, we must be content with little if we cannot get much, and hope some day to get away." A guard was placed at the door of the yard, so that Jumbo could not get out during the night.
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