Too Many Cooks
“It was another explosion-this time something crashing to the floor. It took our attention away from the college boy, until we saw it was Boney, the tall skinny one by the wall, who had been lulled to sleep by Wolfe's oration, and, partly awakened by the electricity of Whipple's announcement, had jerked himself off balance and toppled over. He started to grumble and Crabtree glared him out of it. There was a general stir.
Wolfe asked softly, 'You saw the man by the screen, Mr. Whipple?' 'Yes....' 'When?' 'When he was standing by the screen. It was I who opened the door and looked through.' 'Indeed. And you say he was white?' 'No.' Whipple's gaze was steadfast at Wolfe; he hadn't turned at the sound of Boney's crash. 'I didn't say he was white, I said he was a white man. When I saw him he was black, because he had blacked himself up.' 'How do you know that?' 'Because I saw him. Do you think I can't tell burnt cork from the real thing'I'm a black man myself. But that wasn't all.MoreLess
Wolfe asked softly, 'You saw the man by the screen, Mr. Whipple?' 'Yes....' 'When?' 'When he was standing by the screen. It was I who opened the door and looked through.' 'Indeed. And you say he was white?' 'No.' Whipple's gaze was steadfast at Wolfe; he hadn't turned at the sound of Boney's crash. 'I didn't say he was white, I said he was a white man. When I saw him he was black, because he had blacked himself up.' 'How do you know that?' 'Because I saw him. Do you think I can't tell burnt cork from the real thing'I'm a black man myself. But that wasn't all.MoreLess
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