I spent a few weeks with him a
short time before his death."
"O, ho!" thought Uncle Nathan, "I guess the black feller didn't know
that, or he would have given the papers to him;" and he resolved to
inform Hatchie of Henry's presence.
Descending, he soon discovered Pat Fegan, and, by his help, was enabled
to hold a conference with Hatchie, who, now that it was daylight, talked
through a crevice in his box.
Hatchie was anxious to know the result of the duel, which Uncle Nathan
imparted, to whom, in return, the mulatto related the means he had used
to foil the attorney's purpose, which was nothing less than murder. He
also disclosed the particulars of the second plot, which was to be put
in execution that night.
The information the faithful slave had gained in relation to the
character of Henry's efforts for his mistress made him quite willing to
have him admitted into the confidence of her secret protectors.
Uncle Nathan returned to the cabin, delighted with the idea of sharing
his responsibility with Henry. But his first wish was to relieve the
distress of Emily, who, he rightly judged, was in continued suffering,
on account of the painful uncertainty which shrouded her destiny.
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