The black had early returned from the errand on which he had been dispatched by the peddler, and, obedient to the commands of his mistress, promptly appeared to give his services where his allegiance was due; so serious, indeed, was his duty now becoming, that it was only at odd moments he was enabled to impart to his sable brother, who had been sent in attendance on Miss Singleton to the Locusts, any portion of the wonderful incidents of the momentous night he had so lately passed.
A házalótól kapott megbízásnak kora reggel eleget tett, s miután visszatért, nyomban munkába állt a maga rendes működési területén, úrnője parancsaihoz híven; súlyos feladatai mindinkább igénybe vették, s legfeljebb egy-egy pillanatra sikerült érintkezésbe lépnie azzal a szurokszínű testvérével, aki Miss Singleton kíséretében érkezett az Akácosba.