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"What were they, Katie?" inquired Judge Merlin, in a dying voice, for a suspicion of something like the truth made him reel. "My lordship promised de shamwalley he would save him from de gallows if he would help him to get rid ob Lady Vincent." There was an irrepressible exclamation of horror from Ishmael and a low cry of anguish from Judge Merlin.
And how dey should go widout her; and how de shamwalley should hide himse'f in my ladyship's room, unbeknownst to her; and how dey should all come back and bust open de door and find him in dere; and how he should 'fess a lie as my ladyship invited him dere, and was in de habit ob so doing "
But my lordship, whenebber he's palabering ob his sof' nonsense to her, he call her, so he do, Fustunner! I s'pose 'cause, when she quarrel wid him, she make fuss 'nough to stun a miller." "And this woman you say was my daughter's enemy?" "Well, I reckon, marster, as you would call her sich, ef you heerd de plot she and my lordship and de shamwalley made up 'gin my ladyship."
"Why, laws, honey, 'bout de debblish plot as my lordship and dat whited saltpeter and de shamwalley plotted ag'in her ag'in her, my own dear babyship ladyship, I meant to say." "There was a plot, then?" inquired Ishmael, with forced calmness, for he wished quietly to draw out the woman's story without agitating and confusing her. "There was a plot then?" "Oh, wasn't dere?
But neither ventured to speak, lest by doing so he should confuse Katie, who continued her story. "And so my lordship plotted wid de shamwalley, how he, de shamwalley, was to 'tend to be fond o' my ladyship, and follow arter her, and do sly things to draw de eyes o' de household on her, make dem all s'picion her, and talk about her " "What! my daughter!
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