"O Lor! it wa-wa-war _him_; I'se sure it war _him_."
"Him? who?"
"O Massr George; you--you--you shure you not hurt. He fire at you. I
see him t-t-t-take aim; I fire at _him_--I fire after; I mi-mi-miss; he
run away--way--way."
"Who fired? who ran away?"
"O Gor! it wa-wa-war him; him or him go-go-ghost."
"For heaven's sake, explain! what him? what ghost? Was it the devil you
have seen?"
"Troof, Massr George; dat am the troof. It wa-wa-war de debbel I see;
it war _Yell' Jake_!"
"Yellow Jake?"