All at once I said in my heart: "You, my lad, I'll help to escape!"
But when I looked again at the absurd Robelia I saw I must help both
alike.

"Euonymus, did you ever drive a lady's coach?"

"Me? No'm, I never drove no lady's coach."

"Well, boy, I'm travelling--in my own outfit."

"Yass'm."

"But I hire a new driver and span at each town and send the others
back."

"Yass'm," said Euonymus. Robelia came nearer.

"My coach is now at a livery-stable in town, and I want a driver and a
lady's maid."

"Yass'm."

"I'd prefer free colored people. They could come with me as far as
they pleased, and I shouldn't be responsible for their return."

"Yass'm," said Euonymus, edging away from Robelia's nudge.

"Now, Euonymus, I judge by your being out here in the woods this time
of day, idle, that you're both free, you and your sister, h'm?"