第21章 VI.(3)

作者:所罗门·诺萨普

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 22:41

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byhisimeshehadbecomehaggardandholloweyedwihsicknessandwihsorrowiwouldbeareliefificouldconsisenlypassoverinsilencehescehanowensuedirecallsmemoriesmoremournfulandaffecinghananynguagecanporrayihaveseenmoherskissingforhesimehefacesofheirdeadoffspring;ihaveseenhemlookingdowninohegrave,asheearhfellwihadullsounduponheircoffins,hidinghemfromheireyesforever;buneverhaveiseensuchanexhibiionofinense,unmeasured,andunboundedgrief,aswhenelizawasparedfromherchildshebrokefromherpceinhelineofwomen,andrushingdownwhereemilywassanding,caughherinherarmshechild,sensibleofsomeimpendingdanger,insincivelyfasenedherhandsaroundhermoher’sneck,andnesledherlileheaduponherbosomfreemansernlyorderedherobequie,bushedidnoheedhimhecaughherbyhearmandpulledherrudely,busheonlyclunghecloserohechildhen,wihavolleyofgreaoahs,hesruckhersuchahearlessblow,hashesaggeredbackward,andwaslikeofalloh!howpieouslyhendidshebeseechandbegandprayhaheymighnobeseparaedwhycouldheynobepurchasedogeher?


whynoleherhaveoneofherdearchildren?“mercy,mercy,maser!”shecried,fallingonherknees“please,maser,buyemilyicanneverworkanyifsheisakenfromme:iwilldie”


freemaninerferedagain,bu,disregardinghim,shesillpleadmosearnesly,ellinghowrandallhadbeenakenfromher—howsheneverhimseehimagain,andnowiwasoobad—oh,god!iwasoobad,oocruel,oakeherawayfromemily—herpride—heronlydarling,hacouldnolive,iwassoyoung,wihouismoher!


finally,afermuchmoreofsupplicaion,hepurchaserofelizaseppedforward,evidenlyaffeced,andsaidofreemanhewouldbuyemily,andaskedhimwhaherpricewas


“whaisherprice?buyher?”washeresponsiveinerrogaoryofheophilusfreemanandinsanlyansweringhisowninquiry,headded,“iwon’sellher


she’snoforsale”


hemanremarkedhewasnoinneedofonesoyoung—haiwouldbeofnoprofiohim,busincehemoherwassofondofher,raherhanseehemseparaed,hewouldpayareasonablepricebuohishumaneproposalfreemanwasenirelydeafhewouldnosellherhenonanyaccounwhaeverherewereheapsandpilesofmoneyobemadeofher,hesaid,whenshewasafewyearsolderhereweremenenoughinneworleanswhowouldgivefivehousanddolrsforsuchanexra,handsome,fancypieceasemilywouldbe,raherhannogeherno,no,hewouldnosellherhenshewasabeauy—apicure—adoll—oneofheregurbloods—noneofyourhicklipped,bulleheaded,coonpickingniggers—ifshewasmighhebed—d


whenelizaheardfreeman’sdeerminaionnooparwihemily,shebecameabsoluelyfranic


“iwillnogowihouherheyshallnoakeherfromme,”shefairlyshrieked,hershriekscomminglingwihheloudandangryvoiceoffreeman,commandingherobesilen


meanimeharryandmyselfhadbeenoheyardandreurnedwihourbnkes,andwereahefrondoorreadyoleaveourpurchasersoodnearus,gazingaelizawihanexpressionindicaiveofregreahavingboughheraheexpenseofsomuchsorrowwewaiedsomeime,when,finally,freeman,ouofpaience,oreemilyfromhermoherbymainforce,hewoclingingoeachoherwihallheirmigh


“don’leaveme,mama—don’leaveme,”screamedhechild,asismoherwaspushedharshlyforward;“don’leaveme—comeback,mama,”shesillcried,srechingforhherlilearmsimploringlybushecriedinvainouofhedoorandinohesreewewerequicklyhurried


sillwecouldhearhercallingohermoher,“comeback—don’leaveme—comeback,mama,”unilherinfanvoicegrewfainandsillmorefain,andgraduallydiedaway,asdisanceinervened,andfinallywaswhollylos


elizaneverafersaworheardofemilyorrandall


daynornigh,however,wereheyeverabsenfromhermemoryinhecoonfield,inhecabin,alwaysandeverywhere,shewasalkingofhem—ofenohem,asifheywereacuallypresenonlywhenabsorbedinhaillusion,orasleep,didsheeverhaveamomen’scomforaferwards


shewasnocommonsve,ashasbeensaidoargeshareofnauralinelligencewhichshepossessed,wasaddedageneralknowledgeandinformaiononmossubjecsshehadenjoyedopporuniiessuchasseperaionofelizaandherschild


areaffordedoveryfewofheroppressedcssshehadbeenlifedupinoheregionsofahigherlifefreedom—freedomforherselfandforheroffspring,formanyyearshadbeenhercloudbyday,herpilroffirebynighinherpilgrimagehroughhewildernessofbondage,wiheyesfixeduponhahopeinspiringbeacon,shehadalenghascendedo“heopofpisgah,”andbeheld“hendofpromise”inanunexpecedmomenshewasuerlyoverwhelmedwihdisappoinmenanddespair


hegloriousvisionofliberyfadedfromhersighasheyledherawayinocapiviynow“sheweepehsoreinhenigh,andearsareonhercheeks:allherfriendshavedealreacherouslywihher:heyhavebecomeherenemies”