Yet she could never catch Topsy doing them . In a very few days Topsy had learned how to do Miss Ophelia 's room perfectly , for she was very quick and clever . But if Miss Ophelia ever left her to do it by herself there was sure to be dreadful confusion . Instead of making the bed , she would amuse herself with pulling off the pillow-cases . Then she would butt her woolly head among the pillows , until it was covered with feathers sticking out in all directions . She would climb the bedpost , and hang head downwards from the top ; wave the sheets and covers all over the room ; dress the bolster up in Miss Ophelia 's nightgown and act scenes with it , singing , whistling , and making faces at herself in the looking-glass all the time . ` Topsy , ' Miss Ophelia would say , when her patience was at an end , ` what makes you behave so badly ? ' ` Dunno , missis -- I ` spects ' cause I 's so wicked . ' ' I do n't know what I shall do with you , Topsy . ' ` Laws , missis , you must whip me . My old missis always did . I a n't used to workin ' unless I gets whipped . ' So Miss Ophelia tried it . Topsy would scream and groan and implore . But half an hour later she would be sitting among the other little niggers belonging to the house , laughing about it . ` Miss Feely whip ! ' she would say , ` she ca n't do it nohow . ' ` Law , you niggers , ' she would go on , ` does you know you 's all sinners ? Well , you is ; everybody is . White folks is sinners too -- Miss Feely says so .
But I ` XXXXX niggers is the biggest ones .
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