"I dunno you eben got one.
But you go in de house, Miss Hallie.

Dat's de bes' way,--yas'm." "Perhaps it _is_ best," his mistress answered.

"The longer we can detain them the better for Captain Cary.

You'd better come in yourself." "Yas'm," replied the faithful old man, although such action was farthest from his thoughts.

"In des' a minnit.