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"Well, seh, Mahstah Majah, Ah ain't eveh raghtly comp'ehended, but Ah've reckoned that theah wah business an' Procalmashum an' so fothe was fo' common niggehs an' fiel' han's an' sech what b'long to th' place. But Ah was diffunt. Ah ain't b'longed to th' place. Ah b'longed to Miss Cahline lak Ah endeaveh to explain.
Don't tell me you couldn't know what the decision of the cou't was going to be before it was handed down: that's what you-all are heah for to find out these things! And what is all this about Majah Eva'ts resigning, and the Utah's sending East for a professional right-of-way fighteh to take his place? Who is this new man? Don't know? Dammit, seh! it's your business to know!
It was of this new home that he chiefly talked to me, of the persistence required to have it newly painted by the inheriting Prouse, and repairs made to doors, windows, and the blinds that hung awry from them. "An' Ah been cleanin' yes, seh, Mahstah Majah fum celleh to gahet. Them floahs do shine an' them windows is jes' so clean they look lahk they ain't theah at all.
After the Major had gone, Saulisbury said: "There's one thing the Majah was careful note to mention, my deah. Why should this young fellow be going abeout defending the good name of his niece? Do ye kneow, my deah, I fancy the young idiot is in love with her." "Well, suppose he is?" "But, my deah! In England, you kneow, it wouldn't mattah; it would be a case of hopeless devotion.
I knew what he would say, but for the sake of hearing it once more, I had braved his quick look of commiseration for my shallowness of understanding. "Yes, seh, Mahstah Majah, Ah knows 'bout that theah 'mancipation Procalmashum. But Ah was a ve'y diffunt matteh. Yo'-all see Ah was made oveh t' Miss Cahline pussenly by Ole Mahstah.
George Washington was the butler at Gloaming. "Majah Harpeh's kerridge, sah," he announced obsequiously. "Oh, I'm so glad," gasped Miss Kelly, mightily relieved. Then, in confusion: "I mean, Mrs. Harper, that I'm glad it isn't the ghost, you know." Half an hour later the parlours were deserted, except for the presence of a tall young man with a far-away, dissatisfied look in his eyes.
Both gentlemen half rose, the one making wry faces and rubbing his elbow, the other bowing and apologetic. "Pahdon me, Majah! My deah suh, pahdon me! But I was just tellin' this boy about the day in the Wilderness his grandfathah Hynds took a Yankee bullet out of my leg with a paih of silvah scissahs and bandaged it with the tail of his shirt.
"Now, look aheah it's this way," went on Jud "you're gettin' along in age and you need res'. You've been wuckin' too hard. I tell you, Majah, sah, you're dead game no other man I know of would have stood up under the burdens you've had on yo' shoulders." The Major drew himself up: "That's a family trait of the Conways, suh." "Wal, it's time for you to res' awhile.
When he saw Major Carteret moving disconsolately away after his futile effort to stem the torrent, Jerry made a dash for the window. He sprang forth, and, waving his handkerchief as a flag of truce, ran toward Major Carteret, shouting frantically: "Majah Carteret O majah! It's me, suh, Jerry, suh! I didn' go in dere myse'f, suh I wuz drag' in dere!
Scipio, the Major's body-servant, had grown gray in the Dabney service, and he was well used to the master's storm periods. "Doan' you trouble yo'se'f none erbout dat, Mis' Juliet. Mawstuh Majah tekkin' hit mighty hawd 'cause Mawstuh Louis done daid.
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