"How long have you been in this State?" asked Oleah, after a pause.
"About two years," was the answer.
"Have I ever known you before?"
"I don't think you ever saw me before."
"Well, have you ever seen me before?"
"No."
"Then what can you have to tell me that would interest me?"
"I can tell you something of the early history of her you call your sister, something that no one on earth but myself knows. You shall know it in the future."
The mulatto turned, pushed open the door of a Summer house near by, and disappeared.