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I 'll shoot him like a dog , if I have to follow him all over the world and spend my life in the pursuit ! '' broke forth Judge Merlin . There ensued a short pause in the conversation , and then Ishmael , speaking in a low , calm tone , inquired : `` How long did you remain in that dungeon , Katie ? '' '' ` Deed , Marse Ishmael , chile , I du n no ; cause , you see , I had n't no ways o ' keepin ' ` count o ' de time ; for , you see , noonday was jus ' as dark as midnight in dat den . So how I gwine tell when day broke , or when night come ag ` in ? or how many days broke , or how many nights come ? '' `` Then you have really no idea of how long you remained there ? ''