Petulantly.
Uncle Abe! Who is it?
Uncle Abe.
Whispers, makes big eyes.
That thah's Ole Nick, that's who that thah is! That thah's de Black Man!
Annie, terror-stricken, jumps down and retreats to her mother's chair. Mrs. Beeler rouses from her revery and strokes her child's head.
Mrs. Beeler.
Oh, my child, how happy you are to see this while you are so young! You will never forget, will you, dear?
Annie.
Fidgeting.