I thought for a moment he would not answer.
"Yer'l surely excuse me, sah," he said at last, humbly, his voice with a note of pleading in it.

"Ah's feelin' friendly 'nough, an' all dat, sah, but still yer mus' 'member dat Ah's talkin' ter a perfict stranger.

If yer wud sure tell me furst just whut yer was aimin' at, then maybe Ah'd know a heap mor'n Ah do now." "I guess you are right, Sam.

I'll tell you the whole of it.

I am endeavoring to help this young woman to escape from those men back yonder.