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Mr Murray." And the lad shouted-- "Whose lugger is that?" "Massa's, sah." "Oh!" cried Murray; and then obeying a sudden thought, "Where is the schooner?" "Gone sail round um ilum, sah." "With slaves?" said Murray. "Gone take big lot black fellow, sah." "What for?" "Hoe de cotton, sah; plant de sugar, sah," said the black, showing his white teeth. "When will the schooner come back, Sambo?" said Murray. "Name not Sambo, sah," said the black. "What is it then?" "Jupe, sah, Jupiter." "Ask him where his master lives." "Yes, sir!--Where does your master live?" The black rested the heavy hoe he carried among the thick growth of the trees which rang alongside of the stream, and pointed away into the dense cover at the back. "Jupe show massa." "Is your master away with the schooner?" asked Murray. "No, sah. Massa never go to sea. Cap' Huggum go in um schooner." "Oh, that's it, is it?" said Mr Anderson. "Now then, my lad; if we land you will show us the way to your master's place?" "Yes, sah. Massa Huggum's 'long with massa now." "Who is Master Huggums?" said the lieutenant. "Massa, sah. Make um niggah work, sah;" and as he spoke the black showed his teeth, raised his hoe, and brought the handle sharply against the trunk of some kind of palm-tree. "That's de way make um work. Lazy rascal go to sleep. Massa Huggum wake um up." "Oh, that's it, is it? Does he wake you up like that?" The black burst into a hoarse laugh. "Iyah, iyah, iyah!" he cackled out, and evidently thoroughly enjoying the questioning, he threw himself down in the thick cane growth, rolled over and over, and then sprang up again. "No give Jupe de whip, massa. Find Jupe fas' sleep. _Ck, ck, ck_!" And he threw out one bare foot as if emulating some one who had heavily kicked a slave who was lying asleep. The feeling of fear that had made the black dart back into the cover of the trees had now passed away in favour of a display of eager curiosity, and he came close to the boat, where he watched the sailors laying in their oars and the coxswain hook on to one of the trees, while the officers prepared to land. "Now, then," said the lieutenant, "show us a dry place; it is all muddy here." "Jupe show landum place, sah," said the man sharply. "Very well, and then you can lead us up to the house." "Yes, sah. Take buccra up through plantashum, but Jupe no dare go." "What do you mean?"
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