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And the crone handed her visitor a slip of paper on which a few words were written. "What dat mean?" "It means I am going away, mammy," pushing back his chair. "Gwine away!" she repeated. "When's yo' gwine?" "To-morrow; perhaps to-night even; down the river, auntie!" Rising and surveying himself in a mirror. "How long yo' gwine away foh?" "Perhaps forever, auntie!" "Not foh good, Mar's'r Edward?
Not foh good?" He nodded and she broke into loud wailings. "Yo's gwine and yo' old mammy'll see yo' no moh no moh! I knows why yo's gwine, Mar's'r Edward. I's heard yo' talkin' about her in yo' sleep. But yo' stay and yo' mammy has a love-charm foh yo'; den she's yo's, foh suah."
"Only dat Mexican gemmen; dat gemmen been here befo' who take yo' message about de troops; when dey go from New Orleans; how many dey am!" "You know that, auntie?" he asked quickly. "You know that I " "Yes, honey," she answered, shaking her head. "Yo' be berry careful, Mar's'r Edward." "What did he want?" said the land baron, quickly. "He gib me dis."
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