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"Now yo' hush, Marse Dave," said Lindy, in a shrill whisper, "I ain't er-gwine ter git mixed up in no disputation. Ef she was ter hear me er-disputin' wid yo', Marse Dave, I reckon I'd done git such er tongue-lashin' " Lindy looked at me suspiciously. "Yo'-er allus was powe'rful cute, Marse Dave." Lindy set her lips with a mighty resolve to be silent.
I knows yer, I's er-gwine ter make yo' mammy gi' ye de worses' whippin' yer eber got an' I's gwine ter take dis here William right ober ter Miss Minerva. Ain't y' all 'shame' er yerselves? Er tamperin' wid de ha'r what de good Lord put on er colored pusson's head an' ertryin' fer ter scarify my feelin's like yer done. An' yer hear me, I's gwine see dat somebody got ter scarify yer hides."
I heard some one coming along the gallery, and then I saw Nick's tall figure looming up behind her. "Davy," he cried. Lindy braced herself up doggedly. "Yo' ain't er-gwine to git in thar nohow, Marse Nick," she said. "Nonsense, Lindy," he answered, "I've been in there as much as you have." And he took hold of her thin arm and pulled her back.
"Now yo' hush, Marse Dave," said Lindy, in a shrill whisper, "I ain't er-gwine ter git mixed up in no disputation. Ef she was ter hear me er-disputin' wid yo', Marse Dave, I reckon I'd done git such er tongue-lashin' " Lindy looked at me suspiciously. "Yo'-er allus was powe'rful cute, Marse Dave." Lindy set her lips with a mighty resolve to be silent.
I heard some one coming along the gallery, and then I saw Nick's tall figure looming up behind her. "Davy," he cried. Lindy braced herself up doggedly. "Yo' ain't er-gwine to git in thar nohow, Marse Nick," she said. "Nonsense, Lindy," he answered, "I've been in there as much as you have." And he took hold of her thin arm and pulled her back.
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