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Updated: July 27, 2025

I'm here; what do you want?" "Dey wan's you down-y street." I stretched myself, reached mechanically for a match, and lighted the gas, which disclosed a small yellow boy, standing in the doorway, some fright and a good deal of excitement in his aspect. I then detected that he had something important to tell, and that his errand was a source of gratification to him. "Well, what is it?"

Various - Stories by American Authors, Volume 6