hewalkedroundoheoherside，examinedmyworkforawhile，mueringohimselfinafaulfindingone

“didn’iellyousnighogeakegofnailsofchapin？”hebrokeforhagain

“yes，maser，andsoidid；andoverseersaidhewouldgeanohersizeforyou，ifyouwanedhem，whenhecamebackfromhefield”

ibeaswalkedohekeg，lookedamomenaheconens，henkickediviolenlycomingowardsmeinagreapassion，heexcimed，

“g—dd—nyou！ihoughyouknowedsomehing”

imadeanswer：“iriedodoasyouoldme，maser

ididn’meananyhingwrongoverseersaid—”buheinerrupedmewihsuchafloodofcurseshaiwasunableofinishhesenencealenghheranowardshehouse，andgoingohepiazza，ookdownoneofheoverseer’swhipshewhiphadashorwoodensock，braidedoverwihleaher，andwasloadedahebu

heshwashreefeelong，orhereabous，andmadeofrawhidesrands

afirsiwassomewhafrighened，andmyimpulsewasorunherewasnooneabouexceprachel，hecook，andchapin’swife，andneiherofhemwereobeseenhereswereinhefieldiknewheinendedowhipme，andiwashefirsimeanyonehadaempedisincemyarrivalaavoyellesifel，moreover，haihadbeenfaihful—haiwasguilyofnowrongwhaever，anddeservedcommendaionraherhanpunishmen

myfearchangedoanger，andbeforehereachedmeihadmadeupmymindfullynoobewhipped，leheresulbelifeordeah

windinghesharoundhishand，andakingholdofhesmallendofhesock，hewalkedupome，andwihamalignanlook，orderedmeosrip

“maseribeas，saidi，lookinghimboldlyinheface，”iwillno“iwasabouosaysomehingfurherinjusificaion，buwihconcenraedvengeance，hespranguponme，seizingmebyhehroawihonehand，raisinghewhipwihheoher，inheacofsrikingbeforeheblowdescended，however，ihadcaughhimbyhecolrofhecoa，anddrawnhimcloselyomereachingdown，iseizedhimbyheankle，andpushinghimbackwihheoherhand，hefelloveronhegroundpuingonearmaroundhisleg，andholdingiomybreas，sohahisheadandshouldersonlyouchedheground，ipcedmyfoouponhisneckhewascompleelyinmypower

mybloodwasupiseemedocoursehroughmyveinslikefireinhefrenzyofmymadnessisnachedhewhipfromhishandhesruggledwihallhispower；sworehaishouldnoliveoseeanoherday；andhahewouldearoumyhearbuhissrugglesandhishreaswerealikeinvainica

oellhowmanyimesisruckhim

blowaferblowfellfasandheavyuponhiswrigglingformalenghhescreamed—criedmurder—andashebsphemousyrancalledongodformercybuhewhohadnevershownmercydidnoreceiveihesiffsockofhewhipwarpedroundhiscringingbodyunilmyrigharmached

unilhisimeihadbeenoobusyolookaboume

desisingforamomen，isawmrschapinlookingfromhewindow，andrachelsandinginhekichendoor

heiraiudesexpressedheumosexciemenandarmhisscreamshadbeenheardinhefieldchapinwascomingasfasashecouldrideisruckhimabloworwomore，henpushedhimfrommewihsuchawelldirecedkickhahewenrollingoveronheground

risingohisfee，andbrushinghedirfromhishair，hesoodlookingame，palewihragewegazedaeachoherinsilencenoawordwasueredunilchapingallopedupous

“whaishemaer？”hecriedou

“maseribeaswansowhipmeforusinghenailsyougaveme，”ireplied

“whaishemaerwihhenails？”heinquired，urningoibeas

ibeasansweredoheeffechaheywereoorge，payinglileheed，however，ochapin’squesion，busillkeepinghissnakisheyesfasenedmaliciouslyonme

“iamoverseerhere”，chapinbegan“ioldpoakehemandusehem，andifheywerenoofhepropersizeiwouldgeohersonreurningfromhefield

iisnohisfaulbesides，ishallfurnishsuchnailsasipleaseihopeyouwillundersandha，mribeas”

ibeasmadenoreply，bu，grindinghiseehandshakinghisfis，sworehewouldhavesaisfacion，andhaiwasnohalfoveryehereuponhewalkedaway，followedbyheoverseer，andeneredhehouse，heeralkingohimallhewhileinasuppressedone，andwihearnesgesures

iremainedwhereiwas，doubingwheheriwasbeeroflyorabideheresul，whaeverimighbe

presenlyibeascameouofhehouse，and，saddlinghishorse，heonlyproperyhepossessedbesidesmyself，deparedonheroadochenyville

whenhewasgone，chapincameou，visiblyexcied，ellingmenoosir，nooaempoleavehepnaiononanyaccounwhaeverhehenwenohekichen，andcallingrachelou，conversedwihhersomeimecomingback，heagainchargedmewihgreaearnesnessnoorun，sayingmymaserwasarascal；hahehadlefonnogooderrand，andhaheremighberoublebeforenighbuaallevens，heinsiseduponi，imusnosir