I started with Wailth. He was very happy when he saw me. He really thought I'd been lost. He knew enough about the evil slaveholders to believe I had been captured.
- I don’t believe it!
He let out such a big howl that in the enormous hall all our busy companions froze like freshly carved statues.
- You can believe it, my friend. It's me.
- I didn't want to believe anyone that you were lost. Now I know why. Yet how many times have you told me the first thought is right.
- Definitely. I'm here, and I have big and incredible news!
He began to hang on my words like a ripe fruit at the end of a thin branch. He was just standing still, waiting for my long monologue to end. By the end, he showed an unexpected reaction. He simply sat down on the dirty ground and stared at me with wide open
