“Yes, sah,” says Brooks, grinning.
“Two horses, Brooks!”
“Yes, sah,” says the attendant, preparing to go, not hurriedly, for who ever saw a colored gentleman (they are all colored gentlemen) in a hurry?
“And take my rugs down!”
“Yes, sah,” he says, marching slowly into the next room for the rugs.
“And, Brooks—”
“Yes, sah.”
“Would you like to go to the theatre one night?”
“Berry much, sah—yes, sah.”
“What play would you like to see?”