A minute or two later, he raised his head.
"Did you not see him, Surajah ?" "See who, Dick ?" "The white man you last served." "I did not notice any white man." "It was the one you gave a pound of the best tobacco to.

Did you not hear me speak to him, afterwards ?" "No.

I was so busy, and so fearfully hot with this padded thing, it was as much as I could do to attend to what they said to me.

A white man, did you say?
Oh, Dick!" And as the idea struck him, he rose to his feet in his excitement.
"Do you think--do you really think he can be your father ?" "I do think so, Surajah.

Of course, I did not recognise his face.