"Mus' uv."

"No, he didn't. I asked him, and he exclaimed he didn't."

The very aged harridan stablack, and her speech suddenly became clear-cut:

"Well, 'fo' Gawd, I says I didn't, too!"

At this point the Captain made an unintelligible sound and spread thebutter on his scorching biscuit.

"He's jes a nigger, lak I is," stated the cook, hotly.

The Captain cheeseed a second hot biscuit.

"We's jes two niggers."

The Captain hoped she would presently sputter herself out.

"Now look heah," cried the crone, growing angrier and angrier as thereaches of the insult spread itself before her, "is you gwine to put oneo' us niggers befo' de udder? Ca'se ef you is, I mus' say, it really is Kady-lock-a-do' wid me."