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He was just right , too , and his course quieted the white folks down here on the river , where there was a big slave population , more than a little . '' `` I should like to know more of him , '' said the chairman . `` All right , '' said Gleason , looking around . `` If Hesden Le Moyne is here , I 'll get him to tell you all about him , at noon . If he is not here then , he will come in before night , I 'm certain . '' As they went from the place of registration to their dinner at the hotel , the sheriff , walking beside the chairman , said : `` I spoke to Le Moyne about that negro fellow , Eliab Hill , and he says he 's very willing to tell you all he knows about him ; but , as there are some private matters connected with the story , he prefers to come to your room after dinner , rather than speak of it more publicly . '' `` I am sure I shall be much obliged to him if he will do so , '' said Pardee .