She's one o' dose million-heiresses and highly connected, sah, wid de old Mexican Gobbermen, I understand.

And I reckon dey's bin big goin's on doun dar, foh de Mayer kem hisself fo' de Kernel.

Looks like des might bin a proceshon, sah.

Yo' don' know of a young lady bin hab a title, sah?
I won't be shuah, his Honah de Mayer or de Kernel didn't say someting about a 'Donna'." "Very likely," said Paul, turning away with a faint smile.

So it was already in the air! Setting aside the old negro's characteristic exaggeration, there had already been some conversation between the colonel and the Mayor, which George had vaguely overheard.