[Raising his head, and looking Millman in the eye.]
He was nice to de kids—see? He give ’em all his presents. He didn’t hold out none fer himself. He’s de foist guy dat ever treated ’em like dey was yooman. I’d lay down me life fer him after he done dat!
[He pauses, and continues hesitantly.]
Yuh see, paw don’t woik reg’lar; an’ maw’s sick, an’ ever sence I been old enough to go out on de street an’ sell papers, I’ve been keepin’ de kids alive—an’—an’ dere’s eight of ’em now.
[Once more he raises his head.]
He treated ’em square, see?—an’ I, I done de same by him.
Millman
[After a pause.]
You know where my office is?
Bill