of Negroes in America. Here’s your chance to lead your people, and here you stand blinking and hesitating. Be a man!”
Alwyn straightened up and felt his doubts going. The evening passed very pleasantly.
“I’m going to have a little dinner for you,” said Miss Wynn finally, and Alwyn grew hot with pleasure. He turned to her suddenly and said:
‚ÄúWhy, I‚Äôm rather‚ÅÝ‚Äîblack.‚Äù She expressed no surprise but said reflectively:
“You are dark.”
‚ÄúAnd I‚Äôve been given to understand that Miss Wynn and her set rather‚ÅÝ‚Äîwell, preferred the lighter shades of colored folk.‚Äù
Miss Wynn laughed lightly.
“My parents did,” she said simply. “No dark man ever entered their house; they were simply copying the white world.