Sandford had a nice little breakfast brought, and saw
me eat it, just as if I were a patient. Then he ordered me to
bed, and charged Margaret to watch over me, and he went away,
as he said, till luncheon time.
I drew two or three long breaths as Margaret was undressing
me; I felt so comfortable.
"Are Miss Pinshon done gone away, Miss Daisy?" my handmaid
asked.
"From Magnolia? yes."
"Where she gwine to?"
"I don't know."
"Then she don't go no furder along the way we're goin'?"
"No. I wonder, Margaret, if they will have any prayer-meetings
in Magnolia now?" For with the mention of Magnolia my thoughts
swept back.
" 'Spect the overseer have his ugly old way!" Margaret uttered
with great disgust. "Miss Daisy done promise me, I go 'long
with Miss Daisy?" she added anxiously.
"Yes. But what makes you want to get away from home more than
all the rest of them?"
"Reckon I'dc done gone kill myself, s'pose. Miss Daisy leave
me there," the girl said gloomily. "If dey send me down South,
I _would_.
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