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I sent for him again, and enquired whether he had 

 succeeded in getting the proper people to work at 

 the mill ? Upon which he had the assurance to 

 answer, that all the people were there, and that it 

 was not of their not being at the mill that he had 

 meant to complain. Of what was it then ? " Of 

 their not being in the field." When ? " Yesterday. 

 He could not get the negroes to come to work, 

 and so there had been none done all day." And 

 who refused to come? " All the people." But 

 who ? " All." But who, who, who ? — their names, 

 their names, their names? " He could not remem- 

 ber them all." Name one — well? — speak then, 

 speak ! " There was Beck." And who else ? 

 " There was Sally, who used to be called Whan- 

 ica." And who else? " There was .... there 

 was Beck." But who else ? " Beck . . . and Sally" 

 . . . But who else ? who else ? " Little Edward 

 had gone out of the hospital, and had not come to 

 work." Well! Beck and Sally, and little Edward; 

 who else ? " Beck, and little Edward, and Sally." 

 But who else: I say, who else? " He could not 

 remember any body else." Then to be sure I 

 was in such an imperial passion, as would have 

 done honour to " her majesty the queen Dolal- 

 lolla." Why, you most impudent of all impudent 

 fellows that ever told a lie, have you really pre- 

 sumed to disturb me at this time of night, prevent 

 my going to bed, tell me that you can't get the 

 business done, and that none of the people would 



