About nine o'clock
looking as young as ever . And Higgins , you scamp -- Ah , Mr. Sanders -- well , gentlemen and ladies , this sure is gwine to be a good cotton season . I remember -- '' And he ran on endlessly , now to this one , now to that , now to all , his little eyes all the while dancing insinuatingly here and there . About nine o'clock a buggy drove up and Carter and Simpson came in -- Carter , a silent , strong-faced , brown laborer , who listened and looked , and Simpson , a worried nervous man , who sat still with difficulty and commenced many sentences but did not finish them . Alwyn looked at his watch and at Zora , but she gave no sign until they heard a rollicking song outside and Tylor burst into the room . He was nearly seven feet high and broad-shouldered , yellow , with curling hair and laughing brown eyes . He was chewing an enormous quid of tobacco , the juice of which he distributed generously , and had had just liquor enough to make him jolly .