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There was a pause, and no one spoke

"Dass whuh day laid 'iro continued

"Dey shot 'ied 'iroaningly, and

placed his hand on the stain, one would have said, as a ht place

his hand over a heart to see if it still beat He was

"Marse, honey, is you gone?" He raised his voice as if calling, "Is you

gone, suh?--Marse?"

He looked up at the circle about hi his

hand fron, to listen for a voice, he

said: "Whafo' you gelood Lawd summon Marse Hawkliss? Kaze he

de ht, wintuh

'to' lais', stealin' 'is wood You knohut he done t'de ole thief? Tek

an' bull' up big fiah een ole Zen' shainty; say, 'He'p yo'se'f an'

welcory, too, ain' you, Xenophon?' Tek an' feed me Tek

an' tek keer o' me ev' since Ah pump de baith full in de mawin'; mek 'is

bed; pull de weeds out'n of de front walk--dass all He tek me in When Ah

aisk 'im ain' he fraid keep ole thief he say, jesso: 'Dass all ht know long 'go you be cole dese