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Chapter 3

           "AndI,too,"addedhissister,protrudingherprettyfacethroughthecurtains,andtakingasurveyofthesurroundingscene:"I’msureIshoulddreamofTartarus,andPluto,andProserpine,and"

           "Hya!hya!hya!"grinnedtheblackJehu,ontheboxenrolledintheplantationbooksasPlutoPoindexter"Deyoungmissadream’boutmeindemids’obdisbrackpraira!Golly!datamagoodjokeberry!Hya!hya!hya!"

           "Don’tbetoosure,allofye,"saidthesurlynephew,atthismomentcomingup,andtakingpartintheconversation"don’tbetoosurethatyouwon’thavetomakeyourbedsuponityet.Ihopeitmaybenoworse."

           "Whatmeanyou,Cash?"inquiredtheuncle.

           "Imean,uncle,thatthatfellow’sbeenmisleadingus.Iwon’tsayitforcertain;butitlooksugly.We’vecomemorethanfivemilessix,Ishouldsayandwhere’sthetree?I’veexaminedthehorizon,withapairofasgoodeyesasmosthavegot,Ireckon;andthereisn’tsuchathinginsight."

           "Butwhyshouldthestrangerhavedeceivedus?"

           "Ahwhy?That’sjustit.Theremaybemorereasonsthanone."

           "Giveusone,then!"challengedasilveryvoicefromthecarriole."We’reallearstohearit!"

           "You’reallearstotakeineverythingthat’stoldyoubyastranger,"sneeringlyrepliedCalhoun."IsupposeifIgavemyreason,you’dbesocharitableastocallitafalsealarm!"

           "Thatdependsonitscharacter,MasterCassius.Ithinkyoumightventuretotryus.

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