“What reg——”
I had already begun to ignore commas, and I now saw the necessity of throwing out the spaces between my words; and I hurriedly replied:
“Eighthpennsylvaniareserveswheredidyousaywilliamsmithlives?”
The spell was broken, and he responded, like a white man:
“About two miles from here.”
“Is there no hotel here?”
“None.”
“No house of entertainment?”
“No.”
“Is there any chance then to get a conveyance?”