"We saw her, and bought some sugar-cane.
She didn't think we knew her rank, for she put her things away when the women told her, in African, why we came to see her." "What did she say to you ?" I asked, beginning to be a good deal interested in this royal colored person.
"Nothing at all," said Corny; "she can't talk a word of English.

If she could, she might get along better.

I suppose her people want somebody over them who can talk English.

And so they've just left her to sell peppers, and get along as well as she can." "It's a good deal of a come-down, I must say," said I."I wonder how she likes it ?" "Judging from her looks," said Rectus, "I don't believe she likes it at all." "No, indeed!" added Corny.

"She looks woe-begone, and I don't see why she shouldn't.