Has Mr.Grey gone to bed ?" "Yes, aunt." She leaned toward him, speaking low, almost in a whisper, "I do not want to explain, I only want to tell you something.

Josiah is a runaway slave, John." "Yes, aunt, he told me all about it." "Did he, indeed!" "Yes, we are great friends--I like him--and he trusted me.

What's the matter now ?" He was quick to understand that Josiah was in some danger.

Naturally enough he remembered the man's talk and his one fear--recapture.
"George Grey has recognised Josiah as a runaway slave of a Mr.
Woodburn--" She was most unwilling to say plainly, "Go and warn him." He started up.

"And they mean to take him back ?" She was silent.