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"If you wants sumfin to do, capting," said she, "jes' fasten dat doah above yer head." "How came it open?" he asked, as he hastily complied, still unable to comprehend what had taken place. "Habent I jes' tole yer dat I's been out on de roof?" "I heard her there," said the wife, "and was on my way to learn what it meant, when the crash came."
"Wen de 'freshments parse 'roun', I'se 'steem it a oblergation ter me ef yer'll let me bring yer de cake an' cider. I'se sumpin fer yer. Gemmen an' ladies, took yer places," he added in a stentorian voice; "I ax yer' sideration fer bein' late, cose I had 'portant business; now, "Bow dar, scrape dar; Doan hang about de doah. Shine up ter de pretty gals, An' lead 'em on de floah"
"Captain Lane has sense enough to know that we are not responsible for his being taken away." "Hildy," said Mrs. Barkdale, "go up and tell the gentlemen that breakfast is ready." In a few moments the old woman returned in a fluster and said, "I knock on de doah, and dey ain't no answer."
"If she wakes up and gets out on the road while we're gone, won't I catch it, though!" he exclaimed to Bud in an undertone. "Shet the doah," suggested Bud. "No, she'd sut'n'ly get into some devilmint if she was shet in by herself," he answered. "How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done!"
"I thought he wasn't coming home until Christmas eve." "So did I," answered Lloyd, crossing the room to look over Betty's shoulder. "I'll beat you to the front doah, Betty." There was a wild dash through the hall. Both slim figures bounced against the door at the same instant.
As soon as Missy Roberta see de cap'n wid de light from de open doah shinin' on his face, she comes an' ask, 'What does dis outrage mean? 'It mean dat dis man shell be shot in de mawnin', he say, in a chokin' kind ob voice, fer he seem almost too angry to speak. Den he ask, 'Were you 'tacked also? Yes, she cried, 'dere's a man in my room. 'Which room? An' she pointed to de doah.
As long as yer all stay in dis room, you are safe, eben from a word. Missy S'wanee rush for'ard an' take his han', an' say, 'Eben ef you is my en'my you'se a gallant soger an' a gemlin, an' I tanks you. De cap'n smile an' bow, an' say, 'In overcomin' your prej'dice I'se 'chieved my bes' vict'ry. An' he gib her back all de jewels an' watches, an' drew de doah to, an' lef us to ourselves.
The mournful voice of a negro singing in the next cell came to him faintly: "We'll hunt no moah fo' de possum and de coon, On de medder, de hill, an' de shoah. We'll sing no moah by de glimmer ob de moon, On de bench by de old cabin doah.
"Want to build it up again," he added. "I am afraid you'll get into trouble again, Freddie." "No, I won't, mamma. Do let us build it up again," pleaded the little fellow. "I kin watch dem from de doah," suggested Dinah. "Let me help them, mamma," put in Nan. "Bert is reading a book, so he won't want me for a while." "Very well, Nan, you may stay with them. But all of you be careful," said Mrs.
I had built up in my mind quite a structure of romance regarding them, and now found myself in the crush at the foot of the grand staircase near one of them. As I looked up at him he said to me, with deferential compassion, "If you please, sah, would n't you like to git out of de crowd, sah, through dis yere doah?"
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