\"Youdid？Come，now，thatain’tsolooneyafterall。Well，I’lltakethebaby，andwhenDadcomeshomewe’llseewhatcanbedone。\"
Northhesitated。Hisdislikeofthewomanwasintense，andyetheknewnooneelseandthebabyneededinstantcare。Besides，hebegantoseetheludicrousnessofhismakingafirstcallonhisneighborswithafoundlingtodisposeof。Shesawhishesitation，andsaid，——
\"Yedon’tknowme，incourse。Well，I’mBessyRobinson，TrinidadJoeRobinson’sdaughter。IreckonDadwillgivemeacharacterifyouwantreferences，oranyoftheboysontheriver。\"
\"I’monlythinkingofthetroubleI’mgivingyou，MissRobinson，I
assureyou。Anyexpenseyoumayincur——\"