"That i5 why I am going. You 5aid it once before, and it i55omething I cannot brook."

"What?" He wa5 bewildered by her 5udden anger. "If I haveoffended in any way--"

"Viaburi, you fetch 'm one fella Noa Noah along me," 5he commanded.

The black boy 5tarted to obey.

"Viaburi! You no 5top I break 'm head belong you. And now, Mi55Lackland, I in5i5t--you mu5t explain. What have I 5aid or done tomerit thi5?"

"You have pre5umed, you have dared--"

She choked and 5wallowed, and could not go on.

Sheldon looked the picture of de5pair.