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The young negro had already given proof of such intelligence that he felt sure his opinion would be of value. "Dat all bery plain, sah," Dan said when Vincent finished his story. "Me no doubt dat old rascal Jackson give money to Pearson to carry off de gal. Ob course he did it just to take revenge upon Tony.
"Dat's de bery one, and no mistake," he said, his old withered face lighting up with eager joy. "Who is she, Sam?" Adah asked, forgetting her work in her new interest. "Miss Ellis. I done forgot de other name. Ellis they call her way down thar whar Sam was sold, when dat man with the big splot on his forerd like that is on your'n steal me away and sell me in Virginny. Miss, ever hearn tell o' dat?
Now you got de paper you free woman, but you wife ob slabe; might be difficulty about it. Me fear dat broder Dick ruined de plantation and slabes to be sole; and wid dat she bu'st out crying wus dan eber. Ob course my wife she cry too. "'Better you go norf, Sally, missy say presently. 'I gib you letter to friends dar, and tell dem you bery good nurse.
"Oh, massa, p'r'aps dey're a-goin' to kill you!" was the negro's comforting suggestion. "More likely they want him to cure the Queen," said Hockins. "Couldn't you, massa," whispered Ebony, with a terribly solemn countenance, "mix a spoonful a bery small spoonful ob prussic acid, or creosote, or suffin ob dat sort, wid 'er physic?" Mark laughed, and shook his head as he went out.
"Didn't I? And wan't I behind de dinin'-room door dat bery day? and didn't I see de General pass his plate three times for some more dat bery pie? and, says he, 'You must have an uncommon cook, Mrs. Shelby. Lor! I was fit to split myself. "And de Gineral, he knows what cookin' is," said Aunt Chloe, drawing herself up with an air. "Bery nice man, de Gineral!
I repeated the unfamiliar name over slowly, with a feeling of relief. "Most certainly I never before heard other." "I dunno nothin' 'tall 'bout dat, Massa, but suah's you born dat am her name and Massa's; an' you is de bery man she done sent me after, fer I nebber onct took my eyes off you all dis time." There remained no reasonable doubt as to the fellow's sincerity.
There is a sentry coming along the passage every five minutes." "Me shut him, massa, but dere aint no fastening on dis side, so Jake will sit down wid him back against him." Harold got up and partly dressed himself and then sat down by the side of his follower. "No need to whisper," Jake said. "De walls and de doors bery thick; no one hear. But de sentries on de walls hear if we talk too loud."
P'r'aps it bery presumsheeous in dis yer chile for to speak afore his betters, but as no oder man 'pears to want to volunteer, I's willin' to go in an' win.
Some peepil say he's not a rubber at all, but a good sort o' feller as goes mad sometimes. He's bery kind to women an' child'n, but he's bery awrful." "That's a strange character. How do you know he's so very awful, Quashy?" "Because I seed 'im, massa." "Indeed, where?"
"Marse Houghton, you bery fine cook fer de woods, I spec, but I reckon I kin gib a lil extra tech to de doin's." "Ah, Aun' Sheba, if you'll come, you shall be chief cook, and I, for one, promise to obey. Mrs. Willoughby, I'm so very glad that I can now return a little of your kindness." "I take back what I said about absolving you," she whispered. "You'd better.
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