I TAKE A PEW EXTRA  LESSONS.

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which is still as much of a mystery to me now as it was then. It
must have been all of fifteen minutes—fifteen minutes of dull, home-
sick silence—before that
long horse face svriing
round upon me again—
and then, what a change!
It was as red as fire, and
every muscle in it was
working. Now came
this shriek—
*	Here ! —You going
to set there all day 1 *
I lit in the middle
of the floor, shot there
by the electric sudden-
ness of the surprise. As
soon as I could get my
voice I said, apologeti-
cally :—* I have had no
orders, sir.'
*HOLD TTP YOUR FOOT.'
*	You've     had     no
orders!     My,   what   a
fine bird we are!    We
must have orders /   Our
father was a gentleman
— owned    slaves — and
we've    been   to   school.
Yes. tee are a gentleman,
too,   and   got   to   have
orders!    orders, is it$
ORDEBS is what   you
want!     Dod  dern   my
skin,  Fll learn   you  to
swell  yourself  up   and
* way from the wheel 1 *   (I had approached
blow around here about
your dod-derned orders !
it wit&oat knowing it.)