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"Came sat breakfas'-table, all by 'mself; eat nothin'. George bring nice breakfas', but he di'n' eat a thing. Yessuh, went on down-town, jes' same he yoosta do. Yessuh, I reckon putty much ev'y-thing goin' go on same as it yoosta do." It struck Bibbs that Jackson was right. The day passed as other days had passed. Mrs. Sheridan and Edith were in black, and Mrs.
Think no one fin' he house " "Sam!" Val rounded upon him. "Do you know where Jeems lives?" "Yessuh." He twisted the one shoulder-strap of his overalls and Val guessed that his knowledge was something he was either ashamed of or afraid to tell. "Can you take me there?" He shook his head. "Ah ain' a-goin' in dere, Ah ain'!" "But, Sam, you've got to! Miss 'Chanda is in there. She may be lost.
Presently, after she had disappeared, he turned to the colored man who stood waiting, Bibbs's traveling-bag in his hand. "What do YOU think of it?" Bibbs asked, solemnly. "Gran'!" replied the servitor. "She mighty hard to dus'. Dus' git in all 'em wrinkles. Yessuh, she mighty hard to dus'." "I expect she must be," said Bibbs, his glance returning reflectively to the black bull beard for a moment.
"He hoe me hoo," remarked Verman. "Yessuh, I tole him to," said Herman, "an' he chop 'er off, an' ey ain't airy oth' one evuh grown on wheres de ole one use to grow. Nosuh!" "But what'd you tell him to do it for?" "Nothin'. I 'es' said it 'at way an' he jes' chop er off!" Both brothers looked pleased and proud. Penrod's profound interest was flatteringly visible, a tribute to their unusualness.
Yessuh; she knows whut my cross is," and then he started slowly after her, shaking his head and, as his wont was, talking to himself. He was still talking to himself when Basil came out to the stiles after supper to get into his buggy. "Young Cap'n, dat gal Molly mighty nigh pesterin' de life out o' me. I done tol' her I'se gwine to de wah." "What did she say?"
An old Negro whom they encountered just within the paddock gate so informed them: "Yessuh. They done took 'em down t' Louisville, las' Monday." They left him scratching his kinky gray pate in meditation. Uncle Buzz was disappointed. The little excursion was thus deprived of its sparkle. There was a something about going out to see racehorses Well, at any rate, Uncle Buzz was disappointed.
"So you shall," said Frank. "Neb, is she ready?" "Yessuh; all saddled, sur, an' bridled." "Oh, let me bring her out," cried Madge. "I'd love to." "Lawsy, honey," said the negro, "you couldn't bring her out. She's dat fretful an' dat nervous dat she'd kill yo', suah." "Get out, Neb!" Madge cried, scornfully. "I ain't afeard of her. Wild things allays has made friends with me.
"Go find Basil," Crittenden said to Bob, "and if you can't find him," he added in a lower tone, "and want anything, come back here to me." "Yessuh," said Bob, loath to go, but, seeing the Lieutenant scowling, he moved on down the road. "I thought you were a Captain," said Grafton. Crittenden laughed. "Not exactly." "Forward," shouted the Lieutenant, "march!" Grafton looked Crittenden over.
But at that moment there was one within the stable from whom he had not guarded it. "Yes yessah!" he said hesitantly. And as he said it he would have given anything he had if he could have laid his hands upon that self-same key. Frank smiled at him. "But I suppose you'll let me have a look at her." "Yes yessuh in a in a minute, suh." Layson was annoyed. "Why not at once?"
"Look there!" exclaimed Penrod. "You haven't got any finger!" "I mum map," said Verman, with egregious pride. "HE done 'at," interpreted Herman, chuckling. "Yessuh; done chop 'er spang off, long 'go. He's a playin' wif a ax an' I lay my finguh on de do'-sill an' I say, 'Verman, chop 'er off! So Verman he chop 'er right spang off up to de roots! Yessuh." "What FOR?" "Jes' fo' nothin'."
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