He has his cart and mule out yonder; we intended to transport you across the river, and thus start you safely on the way to Canada." "Then," she said slowly, seeming to catch at her breath, her voice trembling, "then it must be really true what these men say--Delia is my mother?
I--I am a slave ?" "You did not really know.

You were not warned by anyone before their arrival ?" "No, there was no warning.

Did anyone in this neighborhood understand ?" "Haines the lawyer did.

He furnished me with much of the information I possess.

But I am the one puzzled now.