"I'll admit, Sambo, that I'm about losing my patience.

Unless you get up off of me soon, and move away to a respectful distance, I shall be obliged to do something on my own account." "Go as far as yo' like, massa," returned the negro, unmoved.

"I'se boun' ter admit dat yo' done got me fo' curiosity.

W'at yo' done think yo' _can_ do ?" Plainly the negro meant to go on having sport with him.

Tom decided that it would be of no use to try to deceive this great mountain of black flesh.