CHAPTER VIII 

A TIME OF WAITING 

Dinah woke two minutes before one o'clock, and Nat at once lay down and, resolutely refusing to allow himself to think any more of the situation, was soon fast asleep. 

"It am jess beginning to get light, Marse Glober," the negress said when, as it seemed to him, he had not been five minutes asleep. However, he jumped up at once. 

"It is very dark, still, Dinah." 

"It am dark, sah, but not so dark as it was. Bes' be off at once. Must get well away before dem black fellows wake up." 

"How is Madame Duchesne?" 

"She sleep, sah; she no wake for another tree or four hours. Dinah give pretty strong dose. Bes' dat she should know noting about it till we get to a safe place." 

"But is there any safe place, Dinah?" 

"Yes, massa; me take you where dey neber tink of searching, but good way off in hills." 

Myra by this time was on her feet also. 

"Have you slept well, Myra?" 

"Yes, I have slept pretty well, but in spite of the two blankets under us it was awfully hard, and I feel stiff all over now." 

"How shall we divide the things, Dinah?" 

"Well, sah, do you tink you can take de head of de barrow? Dat pretty heaby weight." 

"Oh, nonsense!" Nat said. "Madame Duchesne is a light weight, and if I could get her comfortably on my back I could carry her any distance." 

"Dat bery well before starting, Marse Glober, you tell anoder story before we gone very far."  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who slept?
2. Who was not awake?
3. 
Q2:
1. Who had recently woken up?
2. Who had recently awoken?
3. 
Q3:
1. What was the time when Dinah woke up?
2. At what time did Dinah arise?
3. 
Q4:
1. Did Madame Duchesne continue sleeping?
2. Had Madame Duchesne not woken up yet?
3. 
Q5:
1. How much longer was it imagined that Madame Duchesne would sleep?
2. For what amount of time was it figured that Madame Duchesne would be asleep?
3. 
Q6:
1. Why was it so clear that Madame Duchesne would continue sleeping?
2. What made it clear that Madame Duchesne wasn't about to wake up?
3. 
Q7:
1. What did the others plot to do while Madame Duchesne slept?
2. What did the group decide they would do while Madame Duchsne was sleeping?
3. 
Q8:
1. What was the race of the group?
2. What color of skin did the people in the room have?
3. 
Q9:
1. Where was the group off to?
2. To what location was the group heading?
3. 
Q10:
1. Was there daylight?
2. Was it still daytime?
3. 
