"And we kept on together by the main road."
"We—Yaas, marster."
"We have travelled together all the way from Richmond, and we have travelled by the main road. Now say what I have said."
"Marster—"
"Say it!"
"Don', marster, don'! I'll say jes' what you say! We done cross de ford an' tek de main road—"
"Yes."
"An' we done keep de main road, jes' lak dis."
"That's enough. If you forget and say the wrong thing, Young Isham,—"
"Don', marster! Fer de Lawd's sake, don' look at me lak dat! I ain' gwine fergit, sah,—de Lawd Jesus know I ain'!"