| Jasper arose, put down his lapboard, shut his knife and with a serious air said to the old darkey. |
| I smile now as I recall that watermelon grin, when the darkey yawned like a coalbin in expression of his greeting. |
| At nine o'clock that night Darkey was still consuming four-half, and relating certain adventures by sea which, he averred, had happened to himself. |
