"Come from Boston or York, I suppose?"
"From New York," answered Dick; "can you tell us who is likely to give us information?"
"About the old doctor?" asked Mr. Wilkes in the same impassive manner.
"Yes," said Dick, rather impatiently.
"I suppose you are relations o' his?"
"We came to get information, not to give it," Dick replied in a quiet tone but inwardly vexed.
"Well," answered the storekeeper, not in the least abashed by this rebuke, "there's an old fellow lives up yonder, who knows pretty much everything's been done here for the last forty years; you'd better go to him; if any one knows, he does. Better not be too techy with him, I can tell you, if you want to find out anything; people as wants to take must give too, you know. That there road will take you straight to the house; white house, first on the left after you come to the meeting house."
"Thank you; and the name?"
"Well, folks usually calls him 'The Governor' round here; you, being strangers, can call him what you please."