He glanced at his bruised hand.
"But I'm right pleased to be able to say that I've got over all
them oncharitable thoughts of mine."
"And you seen the judge, Uncle Bob?" questioned Hannibal.
"Yes, I've seen the judge. We was together fo' part of a day.
Me and him gets on fine."
"Where is he now, Uncle Bob?"
"I reckon he's back at Belle Plain by this time. You see we left
him in Raleigh along after noon to 'tend tosome business he had
on hand. I never seen a gentleman of his weight so truly spry on
his legs--and all about you, Nevvy; while as to mind! Sho--why,
words flowed out of him as naturally as water out of a branch."
Of Hannibal's relationship to the judge he said nothing. He felt
that was a secret to be revealed by the judge himself when he
should see fit.
"Uncle Bob, who'm I going to live with now?" questioned Hannibal
anxiously.
"That p'int's already come up, Nevvy--him and me's decided that
there won't be no friction. You-all will just go on living with
him."
"But what about you, Uncle Bob?" cried Hannibal, lifting a
wistful little face to Yancy's.
"Oh, me?--well, you-all will go right on living with me."
"And what will come of Mr. Mahaffy?"
"I reckon you-all will go right on living witli him, too."
"Uncle Bob, you mean you reckon we are all going to live in one
house?"
"I 'low it will have to be fixed that-a-ways," agreed Yancy.
CHAPTER XXXIII
THE JUDGE RECEIVES A LETTER
After he had parted with Solomon Mahaffy the judge applied
himself diligently to shaping that miracle-working document which
he was preparing as an offset to whatever risk he ran in meeting
Fentress.
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