This was the very opportunity for which Hans longed, and he lost no time in improving it.
"I've see'd Oonomoo," said he, by way of introduction.
"Have you, indeed ?" and the countenance of Miss Prescott became radiant with hope.
"Yaw; see'd somebody else, too." The deep crimson that suffused the beautiful captive's face, even to the very temples, showed the stolid Dutchman that it was not necessary for him to mention the other person's name.
"Yaw; see'd him, too." "And what did he say ?" "Didn't say much, only grin and laughed.

De dunderin' nigger liked to kill me." Miss Prescott was dumbfounded to hear her lover spoken of in this manner.
"Why, what do you mean, my friend?
Why do you speak of him in that manner ?" "He jumped down out of a tree on top of mine head, and nearly mashed it down lower dan my shoulders.

Den he rolled round, kicked up his heels and laughed at me." "Of whom are you speaking?
Lieutenant Can--" "A big nigger dat called himself Cato." "Oh, I thought--" and the embarrassed girl covered her face to hide her confusion and disappointment.
"See'd him too," said Hans, pleasantly.
"Who ?" "Lieutenant Canfield," he whispered.
"Where is he?
what did he say?
when shall I see him?
Oh! do not keep me in suspense." "De Huron Injin, him and anoder nigger am out in de woods waitin' for de night to come, when I'm goin' for to take you out to dem." "But Keeway--your wife ?" "Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock?
Yaw, she mine frow; been married six--seven years.

Nice name dat.

Know what Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock means ?" "No, I have never heard," replied Miss Prescott, thinking it best to humor the whims of her friend.
"It means de 'Lily dat am de Same Shape all de Way Down,' which am her.
What you ax ?" "But will your Lily allow me to depart ?" "Dat am what I'm going for to tell you.