SLIM
On de wharf. Jes’ come ovah dere from uptown. Sam tol’ him dat he comin’ right on out yere.
LUCY BELLE (with a cry of ecstasy)
Sam! Mah Sam-boy! (Then in tones tremulous with emotion) How did he git out so soon?
SLIM
Got his sentence cut short fo’ bein good—like I done tol’ yo’ he might.
LUCY BELLE (agitatedly)
W’at—w’at did Mink say ter him—’bout me?
SLIM