? ? ? ? "Was you in there yesterday er last night?"
? ? ? ? "No, your majesty."
? ? ? ? "Honor bright, now- no lies."
? ? ? ? "Honor bright, your majesty, I'm telling you the truth. I hain't been anear your room since Miss Mary Jane took you and the duke and showed it to you."
? ? ? ? The duke says:
? ? ? ? "Have you seen anybody else go in there?"
? ? ? ? "No, your grace, not as I remember, I believe."
? ? ? ? "Stop and think."
? ? ? ? I studied a while, and see my chance, then I says:
? ? ? ? "Well, I see the niggers go in there several times."
? ? ? ? Both of them give a little jump; and looked like they hadn't ever expected it, and then like they had. Then the duke says:
? ? ? ? "What, all of them?"
? ? ? ? "No- leastways not all at once. That is, I don't think I ever see them all come out at once but just one time."
? ? ? ? "Hello- when was that?"
? ? ? ? "It was the day we had the funeral.
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