"
"Send you South!" I said; "they would not do that, Margaret."
"Dere was man wantin' to buy me — give mighty high price de
overseer said." In excitement Margaret's tongue sometimes grew
thick like those of her neighbours.
"Mr. Edwards has no right to sell anybody away from the
place," I insisted, in mixed unbelief and horror.
"Dunno," said Margaret. "Don't make no difference, Miss Daisy.
Who care what he do? Dere's Pete's wife —"
"Pete's wife?" said I. "I didn't know Pete was married! What
of Pete's wife?"
"Dat doctor will kill me, for sure!" said Margaret, looking at
me. "Do, don't, Miss Daisy! The doctor say you must go right
to bed, now. See! you aint got your clothes off."
"Stop," said I. "What about Pete's wife?"
"I done forget. I thought Miss Daisy knowed. Mebbe it's before
Miss Daisy come home."
"What?" said I. "What —?"
"It's nothin", Miss Daisy. "The overseer he done got mad with
Pete's wife and he sold her down South, he did."
"Away from Pete?" said I.
"Pete, he's to de old place," said Margaret laconically.
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