Keep quiet for the present, my son; all sorts of things may occur before long, and you will get your chance.

Let this matter sleep for the present." A day or two later when Vincent went down to the stables he saw that Dan had something to tell him and soon found out that he wished to speak to him alone.
"What is your news, Dan ?" "I heard last night, Marse Vincent, dat old man Jackson is going to sell Dinah; dat de wife ob de man dey flogged." "They are going to sell her!" Vincent repeated indignantly.

"What are they going to do that for ?" "To punish Tony, sah.

Dar am no law against dar selling her.

I hear dat dey are going to sell two oder boys, so dat it cannot be said dat dey do it on purpose to spite Tony.