“Did you ever strike your master?”
“No, sar.”
“Were you ever whipped much?”
“No, sar; I s'pose I didn't desarve it, sar.”
“How long did you live with your second master?”
“Ten years, sar.”
“Have you a good appetite?”
“Yes, sar.”
“Can you eat your allowance?”
“Yes, sar,—when I can get it.”