“O Lor! it wa-wa-war him; I’se sure it war him.”
“Him? who?”
“O Massr George; you—you—you shure you not hurt. He fire at you. I see him t-t-t-take aim; I fire at him—I fire after; I mi-mi-miss; he run away—way—way.”
“Who fired? who ran away?”
“O Gor! it wa-wa-war him; him or him go-go-ghost.”
“For heaven’s sake, explain! what him? what ghost? Was it the devil you have seen?”
“Troof, Massr George; dat am the troof. It wa-wa-war de debbel I see; it war Yell’ Jake!”
“Yellow Jake?”