Me remember de man, sah, quite well.

Used to pass most of de day here.

Didn't seem to have nuffin to do." "Was he always alone, or did he have many people here to see him ?" "Once dar war two men wid him, sah, sitting at dat table ober in de corner.

Rough-looking fellows dey war.

In old times people like dat wouldn't come to a 'spectable hotel, but now eberyone got rough clothes, can't get no others, so one don't tink nuffin about it; but dose fellows was rough-looking besides dar clothes.