“I think she will aid Miss Smith first.”
“Did you suggest anything?”
“Well, I told her what I thought about cooperating with the local white people.”
“The Cresswells?”
‚ÄúYes‚ÅÝ‚Äîyou see Mrs. ¬ÝVanderpool knows the Cresswells.‚Äù
‚ÄúDoes, eh? Good! Say, that‚Äôs a good point. You just bear heavy on it‚ÅÝ‚Äîcooperate with the Cresswells.‚Äù
‚ÄúWhy, yes. But‚ÅÝ‚Äîyou see, John, I don‚Äôt just know whether one could cooperate with the Cresswells or not‚ÅÝ‚Äîone hears such contradictory stories of them. But there must be some other white people‚ÅÝ‚Äî‚Äù
“Stuff! It’s the Cresswells we want.”
‚ÄúWell,‚Äù Mary was very dubious, ‚Äúthey are‚ÅÝ‚Äîthe most important.‚Äù