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essgracioussakes,idabenafeardtoliveinsicha”
”fraidtolivehatscaredidasnthardlygotobed,or
getup,orlaydoerridgeheydstealthe
verykindofaflusteriwas
inbythetidnightelastnightihopetograciousifi
afraidtheydstealsoothefalyitothatpassididnt
havenoreasoningfacultiesnoreitlooksfoolishenoughnohe
dayti;butisaystoself,therestwopoorboysasleep,wayup
stairsinthatlonesorooandideclaretogoodnessihatuneasy
tiinididandanybodywould
because,youknoscaredthatkeepsrunningon,
andgettinge,andyoursgetstoaddling,
andyougettodoingallsortsohings,andbyandbyyouthinkto
yourself,sposnihere,andthedooraint
locked,andyou”shestopped,lookingkindofhenshe
tuedherheadaroundsloeigotupand
tookawalk
saysitoself,i
thisingifigoouttoonesideandstudyoveritalittlesoi
doneitbutidasntgofur,orshedasentforandwas
lateinthedaythepeoplealleinandtoldherthe
noiseandshootingeand”sid,”andthedoorked,andwe
edtoseethefun,sodohelightningrod,andbothofus
gothurtalittle,andoreand
thenionandtoldherallitoldunclesilasbefore;andthen
shesaidshedforgiveus,andybeitenoughanyway,and
aboutightexpectofboys,forallboysty
haru
hadnteofit,shejudgedshebetterputinhertibeinggrateful
ill,steadoffrettingover
e,andpattedonthehead,and
droppedintoakindofabropsup,andsays:
”ostnight,andsidnoteyete
ofthatboy”
iseechance;soiskipsupandsays:
”illrunrightuptoto,”isays
”noyou,”shesays”youllstayrightwheryouare;onesenough
tobelostatatiifheaintheretosupper,yourunclellgo”
heretosupper;sorightaftersupperuncle
heebas
trackauntsallyunclesilashesaidthere
nooccasiontobeboyshis
ouupintheingallsoundandrightsoshehadtobe
satisfiedbutshesaidshedsetupforhiwhileanyway,andkeepa
lightbuingsoheuldseeit
andtheneupeandfetchedher
esogoodifeltan,andlikei
uldntlookherintheface;andshesetdohebedandtalked
ealongti,andsaidasplendidboysid
seeo;andkeptaskingeverynow
andthenifireaybedrownded,
andghtbelayingatthisnutesowheressufferingordead,andshe
notbyhiohelphiandsothetears,andi
eintheing,
sure;andsheaybekiss,andtelltosay
itagain,andkeeponsayingit,becauseitdonehergood,andshewasin
sochtroubleandyeyes
sosteadyandgentle,andsays:
”thedooraintgoingtobelocked,toandtheresthehe
rod;butyoullbegood,youandyouysake”
la,andwasall
intendingtogo;butafterthatis
butsheyndandtond,soisleptveryrestless
andtdoherodahenight,andslippedaround
front,andseehersettingtherebyhercandleinthehher
eyesto;andioulddo
sothingforher,butiuldnt,onlytoshatineverdo
nothingtogrieveheranyreandthethirdtiidawn,
andsliddoostout,and
heroldgrayheadingonherhand,andshewasasleep
chapterxlii
theoldno,butuldntgetnotrack
oftoandbothoftheetatthetablethinking,andnotsaying
nothing,andlookinguful,andtheirffeegettingld,andnot
eatinganythingandbyandbytheoldnsays:
”didigiveyoutheletter”
”letter”
”theoneigotyesterdayoutofthepostoffice”
”no,youdidntgivenoletter”
”ustaforgotit”
soheruagedhispockets,andthenewhereswherehehad
laiditdochedit,andgiveittohershesays:
”stpetersburgitsfrois”
ialloegood;butiuldntstirbutbefore
sheuldbreakitopenshedroppeditandrunforsheseesothing
andsodidiitsaattress;andthatolddoctor;and
jiinhercalidress,;andalotof
peopleihidtheletterbehindthefirstthingthatehandy,and
rushedsheflungherselfattocrying,andsays:
”oh,hesdead,hesdead,iknowhesdead”
andtoetuedhisheadalittle,andtteredsothingorother,
ind;thensheflungupherhands,
andsays:
”hesalive,thankgodandthatsenough”andshesnatchedakissof
hiandflehehousetogetthebedready,andscatteringorders
rightandleftattheniggersandeverybodyelse,asfastashertongue
uldgo,everyjuoftheway
ifolloentosee;andtheold
doenwas
veryhuffy,andsooftheoranexaletoallthe
otheiggersaroundthere,sotheybetryingtorunawaylike
jione,andkingsucharaftoftrouble,andkeepingaily
scaredsttodeathfordaysandnightsbuttheotherssaid,dontdo
it,itansall;heaintouigger,andhisownerwould
tuupandkeuspayforhisuresothatoledtheowna
little,becausethepeoplethatsalostanxiousfortohanga
nigg
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essgracioussakes,idabenafeardtoliveinsicha”
”fraidtolivehatscaredidasnthardlygotobed,or
getup,orlaydoerridgeheydstealthe
verykindofaflusteriwas
inbythetidnightelastnightihopetograciousifi
afraidtheydstealsoothefalyitothatpassididnt
havenoreasoningfacultiesnoreitlooksfoolishenoughnohe
dayti;butisaystoself,therestwopoorboysasleep,wayup
stairsinthatlonesorooandideclaretogoodnessihatuneasy
tiinididandanybodywould
because,youknoscaredthatkeepsrunningon,
andgettinge,andyoursgetstoaddling,
andyougettodoingallsortsohings,andbyandbyyouthinkto
yourself,sposnihere,andthedooraint
locked,andyou”shestopped,lookingkindofhenshe
tuedherheadaroundsloeigotupand
tookawalk
saysitoself,i
thisingifigoouttoonesideandstudyoveritalittlesoi
doneitbutidasntgofur,orshedasentforandwas
lateinthedaythepeoplealleinandtoldherthe
noiseandshootingeand”sid,”andthedoorked,andwe
edtoseethefun,sodohelightningrod,andbothofus
gothurtalittle,andoreand
thenionandtoldherallitoldunclesilasbefore;andthen
shesaidshedforgiveus,andybeitenoughanyway,and
aboutightexpectofboys,forallboysty
haru
hadnteofit,shejudgedshebetterputinhertibeinggrateful
ill,steadoffrettingover
e,andpattedonthehead,and
droppedintoakindofabropsup,andsays:
”ostnight,andsidnoteyete
ofthatboy”
iseechance;soiskipsupandsays:
”illrunrightuptoto,”isays
”noyou,”shesays”youllstayrightwheryouare;onesenough
tobelostatatiifheaintheretosupper,yourunclellgo”
heretosupper;sorightaftersupperuncle
heebas
trackauntsallyunclesilashesaidthere
nooccasiontobeboyshis
ouupintheingallsoundandrightsoshehadtobe
satisfiedbutshesaidshedsetupforhiwhileanyway,andkeepa
lightbuingsoheuldseeit
andtheneupeandfetchedher
esogoodifeltan,andlikei
uldntlookherintheface;andshesetdohebedandtalked
ealongti,andsaidasplendidboysid
seeo;andkeptaskingeverynow
andthenifireaybedrownded,
andghtbelayingatthisnutesowheressufferingordead,andshe
notbyhiohelphiandsothetears,andi
eintheing,
sure;andsheaybekiss,andtelltosay
itagain,andkeeponsayingit,becauseitdonehergood,andshewasin
sochtroubleandyeyes
sosteadyandgentle,andsays:
”thedooraintgoingtobelocked,toandtheresthehe
rod;butyoullbegood,youandyouysake”
la,andwasall
intendingtogo;butafterthatis
butsheyndandtond,soisleptveryrestless
andtdoherodahenight,andslippedaround
front,andseehersettingtherebyhercandleinthehher
eyesto;andioulddo
sothingforher,butiuldnt,onlytoshatineverdo
nothingtogrieveheranyreandthethirdtiidawn,
andsliddoostout,and
heroldgrayheadingonherhand,andshewasasleep
chapterxlii
theoldno,butuldntgetnotrack
oftoandbothoftheetatthetablethinking,andnotsaying
nothing,andlookinguful,andtheirffeegettingld,andnot
eatinganythingandbyandbytheoldnsays:
”didigiveyoutheletter”
”letter”
”theoneigotyesterdayoutofthepostoffice”
”no,youdidntgivenoletter”
”ustaforgotit”
soheruagedhispockets,andthenewhereswherehehad
laiditdochedit,andgiveittohershesays:
”stpetersburgitsfrois”
ialloegood;butiuldntstirbutbefore
sheuldbreakitopenshedroppeditandrunforsheseesothing
andsodidiitsaattress;andthatolddoctor;and
jiinhercalidress,;andalotof
peopleihidtheletterbehindthefirstthingthatehandy,and
rushedsheflungherselfattocrying,andsays:
”oh,hesdead,hesdead,iknowhesdead”
andtoetuedhisheadalittle,andtteredsothingorother,
ind;thensheflungupherhands,
andsays:
”hesalive,thankgodandthatsenough”andshesnatchedakissof
hiandflehehousetogetthebedready,andscatteringorders
rightandleftattheniggersandeverybodyelse,asfastashertongue
uldgo,everyjuoftheway
ifolloentosee;andtheold
doenwas
veryhuffy,andsooftheoranexaletoallthe
otheiggersaroundthere,sotheybetryingtorunawaylike
jione,andkingsucharaftoftrouble,andkeepingaily
scaredsttodeathfordaysandnightsbuttheotherssaid,dontdo
it,itansall;heaintouigger,andhisownerwould
tuupandkeuspayforhisuresothatoledtheowna
little,becausethepeoplethatsalostanxiousfortohanga
nigg
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