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Opening the door Lanyard hailed the hall-attendant, a sleepy and not over-intelligent negro. "When did this come for me?" "'Bout anour ago, Mistuh Embuh." "Who brought it?" "A messenger boy done fotch it, suh look lak th' same boy." "What same boy?" "Same as come in when you do, 'bout 'leven o'clock remembuh?"
Withers' house and steal her jewelry?" "I done tole you I don' remembuh nothin'." He took a step toward her and lifted his open hand as if to strike her in the face. Without waiting for the blow, she slid from the chair and fell sprawling to the floor, where she lay, moaning. "Get up!" She obeyed him, her arms held folded over her head as a shield against expected blows.
Brockton will probably want you to do something. Later I think he'll have you pack up, just as soon as he finds I'm gone. I've got the address that you gave me. I'll let you know if you can come on." Hiding the ribbon inside her waist, the negress said suddenly: "Ain't yuh goin' to give me anything at all, jes' to remembuh yuh by? Ah've been so honest " "Honest?" echoed her mistress scornfully.
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