“Jeekie，“hesaid，“asktheAsikaifIammad，orifsheis。HowcansheknowwhatIusedtowear，seeingthatIwasneverinthisplacetillyesterday，andcertainlyIhavenotmetheranywhereelse。“
“Shemeanwhenyouyourreverenduncle，“saidJeekie，wagginghisgreathead，“shethinkyouidenticalman。“
“Whattroublesyou，Vernoon，“theAsikaaskedsoftly，thenaddedanythingbutsoftlytoJeekie，“Translate，youdog，andbeswift。“
SoJeekietranslatedinagreathurry，tellingherwhatAlanhadsaid，andaddingonhisownaccountthathe，sillywhitemanthathewas，couldnotunderstandhow，asshewasquiteayoungwoman，shecouldhaveseenhimbeforeshewasborn。Ifthatwereso，shewouldbeoldanduglynow，notbeautifulasshewas。
“Ineversawyoubefore，andyouneversawme，Lady，yetyoutalkasthoughwehadbeenfriends，“brokeinAlaninhishaltingAsiki。