awhiemanworkinginhefieldisarareandunusualspecacleonbayouboeufiimprovedeveryopporuniyofculivainghisacquainanceprivaely，desiringoobainhisconfidencesofarasobewillingoinrusheleerohiskeepinghevisiedmarksvillerepeaedly，heinformedme，aownsomewenymilesdisan，andhere，iproposedomyself，heleershouldbemailed

carefullydeliberaingonhemosproperma

erofapproachinghimonhesubjec，iconcludedfinallyoaskhimsimplyifhewoulddeposialeerformeinhemarksvilleposofficeheneximehevisiedhapce，wihoudisclosingohimhaheleerwaswrien，oranyofheparicursiconained；forihadfearshahemighberayme，andknewhasomeinducemenmusbeheldouohimofapecuniarynaure，beforeiwouldbesafeoconfideinhimaseasoneo’clockonenighisolenoiselesslyfrommycabin，and，crossinghefieldoshaw’s，foundhimsleepingonhepiazzaihadbuafewpicayunes—heproceedsofmyfiddlingperformances，buallihadinheworldipromisedhimifhewoulddomehefavorrequiredibeggedhimnooexposemeifhecouldnogranherequesheassuredme，uponhishonor，hewoulddeposiiinhemarksvilleposoffice，andhahewouldkeepianinvioblesecreforeverhoughheleerwasinmypockeaheime，idarednohendeliveriohim，busaingiwouldhaveiwrieninadayorwo，badehimgoodnigh，andreurnedomycabiniwasimpossibleformeoexpelhesuspicionsienerained，andallnighiyawake，revolvinginmymindhesafescourseopursueiwaswillingoriskagreadealoaccomplishmypurpose，bushouldheleerbyanymeansfallinohehandsofepps，iwouldbeadeahblowomyaspiraionsiwas“perplexedinheexreme”

mysuspicionswerewellfounded，ashesequeldemonsraedhenexdaybuone，whilescrapingcooninhefield，eppsseaedhimselfonhelinefencebeweenshaw’spnaionandhisown，insuchaposiionasooverlookhesceneofourborspresenlyarmsbymadehisappearance，and，mouninghefence，ookaseabesidehimheyremainedwoorhreehours，allofwhichimeiwasinanagonyofapprehension

hanigh，whilebroilingmybacon，eppseneredhecabinwihhisrawhideinhishand

“well，boy，”saidhe，“iundersandi’vegoarnednigger，hawriesleers，andriesogewhiefellowsomail’emwonderifyouknowwhoheis？”

myworsfearswererealized，andalhoughimaynobeconsideredenirelycrediable，evenunderhecircumsances，yearesorodupliciyanddownrighfalsehoodwasheonlyrefugehapresenediself

。?