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Toussaint disappeared in the inner apartment; but not before he saw a smile on Papalier's face a smile which told of amusement at the idea of a negro sending dispatches of any importance to the head of the government of the Spanish colony. The General did not seem to feel any of the same amusement. His countenance was perplexed and anxious.
Three or four horses, and two mules which were left on the plantation, were sufficient for the conveyance of the women, boys, and girls; and Placide ran, of his own accord, to Monsieur Papalier's deserted stables, and brought thence a saddled horse for the gentleman, who was less able than the women to walk thirty miles in the course of a tropical summer's night.
"I found myself no safer than Jacques in the town; so I came away with him, and we have been among the rocks all day, tired enough." "Have not you a horse for him?" asked Jacques. Toussaint stepped back, to desire Aimee and Isaac to give up their mule to Dessalines; but before it was done, Dessalines was mounted on Papalier's horse.
Her features were now convulsed by fear, as she told what had happened that a body of negroes had come, three hours since, and had summoned Papalier's people to meet at Latour's estate, where all the force of the plain was to unite before morning that Papalier's people made no difficulty about going, only stopping to search the house for what arms and ammunition might be there, and to do the mischief which now appeared that she believed the whites at the sugar-house must have escaped, as she had seen and heard nothing of bloodshed and that this was all she knew, as she had hidden herself and her infant, first in one place, and then in another, as she fancied safest, hoping that nobody would remember her, which seemed to have been the case, as no one molested her till Toussaint saw her, and terrified her as they perceived.
Speak your business." "I cannot," said the man, in a voice which, though too low to be heard by anyone else, Toussaint knew to be Papalier's. "I cannot speak here I must not make myself known. Come this way." Great was the surprise of the group at seeing Toussaint instantly follow this black, who appeared in the dusk to be meanly clothed.
There were reasons enough for alarm about Monsieur Papalier's safety, without looking over towards Cap.
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