Hf - 04 - Black Dawn
“'And for God's sake bring on the meat, man.' 'Yes, sir, Mr Hilton, sir.' Boscawen took the commands in order, daintily stepped round the kneeling figure of Vernon, crunched some glass beneath his bare feet and paused, with a pained expression on his face, then continued towards the door, without even a limp. 'Absolom? But what you doing up here this time?' The driver wore only his drawers; his huge chest heaved and dripped sweat. 'Is that Mary Nine. She screaming fit to raise Damballah.' 'Eh?' ...Dick raised his head. 'Screaming?' 'Well, is the child, see, Mr Hilton, sir? He pushing he head out and causing she too much pain. And is a fact Mr Roche done gone with them others.' 'Roche?' Dick asked, stupidly.
'The white dispenser,' Harriet said. 'This girl, Mary Nine, is too young to have a child, really. She will probably die.' 'Die?' Dick scrambled to his feet. 'We must do something, Harriet. Mistress Gale, you must help me.' He inhaled. 'I mean help her.' 'Me? Help a nigger girl give birth?' 'You must.MoreLess
'The white dispenser,' Harriet said. 'This girl, Mary Nine, is too young to have a child, really. She will probably die.' 'Die?' Dick scrambled to his feet. 'We must do something, Harriet. Mistress Gale, you must help me.' He inhaled. 'I mean help her.' 'Me? Help a nigger girl give birth?' 'You must.MoreLess
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