human
It ain't right, Uncle Jehiel. I feel as though I was murderin' somethin'! But I can't help it. I'll go, I'll do as you say, but----
gpt
Never mind, Natty, he said tremulously,
human
You run home now and tell her I'll be over this afternoon to fix things up.
gpt
You're late, Jehiel, he said severely,
human
I know, Deacon, said the sexton humbly,
gpt
What's the matter? asked the deacon.
human
Be you sick?
gpt
Yes, I be, but 'tain't nothin'. 'Twill pass after a while.
human
I feel as though I'd died, he thought with surprise,
gpt
You see, mother, it's really a service to Uncle Jehiel, since he's got nobody to keep house for him. He had added, in the transparent self-justification of selfish youth,
human
And I'll pay it back to him every cent. At this Jehiel had said shortly,
gpt
By the time you can pay it back what I'll need most will be a tombstone. Git a big one so's to keep me down there quiet.