Who are you and what business have you here ? '' Kate raised herself on one elbow . She looked very wild . I heard the old black-and-white lady in the background chuckle to herself . `` Is n't this Theodore Brewster 's place ? '' gasped Kate . `` No , '' said the big woman , speaking for the first time . `` This place belongs to us . We bought it from the Brewsters in the spring . They moved over to Black River Forks . Our name is Chapman . '' Poor Kate fell back on the pillow , quite overcome . `` I -- I beg your pardon , '' she said . `` I -- I thought the Brewsters lived here . Mrs. Brewster is a friend of mine . My cousin and I are on our way to Bothwell and we called here to spend the night with Hannah . When we found everyone away we just came in and made ourselves at home . '' `` A likely story , '' said the red woman . `` We were n't born yesterday , '' said the man . Madam Black-and-White did n't say anything , but when the other two had made their pretty speeches she doubled up in a silent convulsion of mirth , shaking her head from side to side and beating the air with her hands .
If they had been nice XXXXX us , Kate would probably have gone on feeling confused and ashamed .
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