Dey ain't got much money sence the Yankees come down dar, but dey's quality folks jest de same.

I was done born on de ol' Co'nel's plantation, and I reck'n dar wan't no finer man ebber libed.

He was done killed in de wah.
An' Massa Jack he was a captain; he rode on hossback, an' Lawdy, but he did look scrumptuous when he first got his uniform.

He done fought all through de wah, an' dey say Ginral Lee done shook hands wid him, an' said how proud he was ter know him.

You kin sutt'nly tie to Massa Jack, Missus." The negro's voice had scarcely ceased when Keith came in again, closing the door securely behind him.
"All quiet outside," he announced, speaking with new confidence.
"I wanted to get an understanding of the surroundings in case of emergency," he explained, as if in answer to the questioning of the brown eyes gravely uplifted to his face.