"No. He doesn't know what I came for. I just decided all of a sudden to come. I want to surprise him. He is going to tell his father himself to-night. But somehow I'm afraid, Aunt Minerva. I want you to help us. You will, won't you?"
The black woman shook her head emphatically:
"Nasah, I ain't gwine ter git mixed up in dis thing!"
"Aunt Minerva!"
"Nasah—I'se skeered!"
"Ah, please?"
"Nasah!"
"Please——"
"Na, na, na!"
"Aunt Minerva——"