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Dinsmore come out from the library and assist the older ones into the carriage, the younger to mount their ponies; then her father's voice asking, "Where is Lulu?" and the servant's reply, "Miss Lu, she tole me, sah, to tell you she doan want fo' to ride dis heah mornin', sah"; then her father's surprised, "She did, Solon? Why, that is a sudden change on her part.
'Miss Julia, ma'am, I tole her, 'Miss Julia, ma'am, I cook fer you' pa, an' cook fer you' fam'ly year in, year out, an' I hope an' pursue, whiles some might make complaint, I take whatever I find, an' I leave whatever I find. No'm, Miss Julia, ma'am, I say 'no'm, Miss Julia, ma'am, I ain't no cat-washwoman!" "What did Aunt Julia say then?"
"Ca va bien, Antoinette?" asked Andrews. "Oui," she said, looking beyond their heads at the French soldier who sat at the other side of the little room. "A bottle of vin rouge, vite," said Chrisfield. "Ye needn't be so damn vite about it tonight, Chris," said one of the men at the other table. "Why?" "Ain't a-goin' to be no roll call. Corporal tole me his-self.
I nebber tole noboddy, but I jest set right down by de fireplace and rubbed wood ashes and juice that spewed outen de wood real hard ober de scratch. All de others was real sick and had the awfullest arms, but mine neber did eben hurt." Mrs. "When the War was going on between the States and the Confederate soldiers had gone south, the Yankee soldiers came through.
Dis my fust inderpendent comman', an' ef yer hadn't tole me dis I might a' los' all I gained. Be faithful, Zeb; keep yer eyes an' ears open, an' I'll take care ob yer. Now slip back, fer yer might be missed." "I got back to my lof' mighty sudden, an' I was jis' a-shakin' wid fear, for I beliebe dat Missy Roberta would a' killed me wid her own hands ef she'd knowed.
When I taxed him with his extraordinary conduct, he told me the natives had tried to induce him to go with them to their camp, but his natural timidity had deterred him and saved his life; for they would certainly have killed him if he had gone. After the attack, Tommy said, "I tole you black fellow coming," though we did not recollect that he had done so.
"What do the people say about him? What does your father say?" Tole shrugged. "He say not'ing," he said cautiously. He could not be induced to commit himself further in this direction. They built their raft, and loading up, started without untoward incident. Traveling day and night, allowing for stoppages and delays, they expected to be nearly five days on the way.
I tole Miss Violy I wanted fer you to have it with you while you wuz off fightin' the Injuns, an' she said she'd love me to her dyin' day if I would give you the loan of it. Mebby you don't believe in charms an' signs an' all setch, but it can't hurt you to carry it an' an' hit's best to be on the safe side. Please keep it, Mr. Gwynne." It was a round object no bigger than a hickory nut.
"I was 'most ashamed to bring it, it's so wonderful little. I tole Cousin Sally, 'Why didn't you bring me a bigger book? And she sayed she did try to get a bigger one, but they was all. There's one in that li-bry with four hunderd pages. I tole her, now, she's to try to get me that there one next Sunday before it's took by somebody. This one's 'most too little."
The most we saw was where a fire had been. Looked like a right smart fire. They was plenty o' ashes layin' there." "Did you see anything in the ashes?" "What business is it o' yourn?" "Now, now," said the Court, "you must answer the questions, Mr. Haskins." "All right, judge," said Curly. "Well, I dunno hardly what we did see any mor'n what I tole all the boys when we first brought Juan in.
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