human
Rebecca, did you ever think what you'd do if both your children were in equal danger?
gpt
Why, yass'm, I is studie' dat, dis ve'y day, ef de trufe got to be tol'.
human
If anything else has to be told, Robelia'll be my only helper.
gpt
Why, mist'ess, I could tell dat a heap sight betteh when de time come. De Lawd mowt move me to do most fo' de one what least fitt'n' to --she choked--
human
Well, it mustn't, Rebecca, it mustn't!
gpt
Y'--yass'm--no'm'm! Mustn' it?
human
No, in any case you must do as I tell you.
gpt
Oh, o' co'se! yass'm!
human
So promise, now, that in any pinch you'll try first to save your son.
gpt
Yass'm. A pang of duplicity showed in her uplifted glance, yet she murmured again:
human
Yass'm, I promise you dat.