"And did yo' know Massah Jack's fadder, sah?"
"Yes, my man, I knew him very well," and there was a significant smile on the doctor's face as he spoke.
"And was he a gen'man, sah? St. John Ruthven t'inks he was common white trash."
"He was a gentleman of high family—the son of an English nobleman, although born in this country."
"An' Jack's mudder, sah?"
"Was an American lady—a lady belonging to one of the first families of Massachusetts."
"Golly, a Northerner!" and Ben's face became a study.
"Yes."
"Yo' must visit de house, sah, and tell Mrs. Ruthven 'bout dis. She will want to heah de partic'lars wery much, sah."
"Yes, I will visit the Ruthven home," replied the doctor.