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Chapter 10

           Yousure,missa,tain’toneobdemdatyoumakesigh?"

           "Sighagain!Ha!ha!ha!Butcome,Florinda,we’relosingtime.RecollectI’vegottobeinthedrawing-roomtoreceiveahundredguests.Imusthaveatleasthalfanhourtocomposemyselfintoanattitudebefittingsuchanextensivereception."

           "Nofear,MissLooeynofear.Iyoutoilettemakeintimeplentyobtime.Nomuchtroubleyoudress.Pa’dieu,inanydressyoulook’plendid.Youbedebelleifyoudresslikeoneobdefiel’handobdeplantashun."

           "Whataflattereryouaregrown,Florinda!Ishallbegintosuspectthatyouareaftersomefavour.Doyouwishmetointercede,andmakeupyourquarrelwithPluto?"

           "No,missa.IbefriendnebbermorewidPluto.Heshowhisseffsuchgreatcowardwhencomedatstormondebrackprairee.Ah,MissLooey!whatweboafdoifdatyoungwhitegen’l’monderedhossnocomeridin’datway?"

           "Ifhehadnot,cherFlorinde,itishighlyprobableneitherofusshouldnowhavebeenhere."

           "Oh,missa!wasn’therealfancyman,dat’ere?Youseehimbewfulface.Youseehimthickhair,jessdecolourobyouownonlycurledleetlebitlikemine.Talkobdeyoungplanter,ordemofficeratdeFort!Debrackfolksayhenogoodfornuffin,likedemheonlypoorwhitetrash.Whocarefo’dat?Heamdesortobmancoulddischilemakesigh.Ah!deberry,berrysort!"

           UptothispointtheyoungCreolehadpreservedacertaintranquillityofcountenance.Shetriedtocontinueit;buttheeffortfailedher

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