human
Why, Sidney! I laughed,
gpt
But still, Miss Maud, who eveh know when dey say good night dat it ain't good-by?
human
Oh! what--who--wh'--where's Sidney? Why--how long has it been raining?
gpt
It began at break of day, she replied, adding pensively,
human
Oh! were we in such bad need of rain?
gpt
They?
human
Yes; Silas and Hester--and Sidney--and Mingo. They must have started soon after moonrise, and had the whole bright night, with its black shadows, for going.
gpt
For going where, auntie; going where?
human
Then the rain came in God's own hour, she continued, as if wholly to herself,
gpt
Aunt 'Liza!
human
Yes, Maud, they've run away, and if only they may _get_ away. God be praised!
gpt
Oh, auntie, auntie, I'm afraid it's my fault! But when I tell you how far I was from meaning it----
human
Don't tell me a word, my child; I wish it were my fault; I'd like to be in your shoes. And, I don't care how right slavery is, I'll never own a darky again!