I seed two great, red eyes, a glarin out de winder; a glarin right at me.

If you believe me, I fell down out of dis very cheer, and when I got up, I gin one look at de winder, and thar was de red eyes glarin agin, so I fell head-foremost over de door step, tryin to get in quick, and then when I did get in, I locked de door.

My soul, wasn't I skeered.

I never looked no more.

I seen nuff dat time." "Your head was mighty foolish," said Phillis, "and you just thought you saw it." "No such thing.