assoonasheseformidablewhipsappeared，iwasseizedbybohofhem，androughlydivesedofmyclohingmyfee，ashasbeensaed，werefasenedohefloordrawingmeoverhebench，facedownwards，radburnpcedhisheavyfoouponhefeers，beweenmywriss，holdinghempainfullyohefloorwihhepaddle，burchcommencedbeaingmeblowaferblowwasinfliceduponmynakedbodywhenhisunreleningarmgrewired，hesoppedandaskedifisillinsisediwasafreemanididinsisuponi，andhenheblowswererenewed，faserandmoreenergeically，ifpossible，hanbeforewhenagainired，hewouldrepeahesamequesion，andreceivinghesameanswer，coninuehiscruelborallhisime，heincarnaedevilwasueringmosfiendishoahsalenghhepaddlebroke，leavingheuselesshandleinhishandsilliwouldnoyieldallhisbrualblowscouldnoforcefrommylipshefoulliehaiwasasvecasingmadlyonhefloorhehandleofhebrokenpaddle，heseizedheropehiswasfarmorepainfulhanheoherisruggledwihallmypower，buiwasinvainiprayedformercy，bumyprayerwasonlyansweredwihimprecaionsandwihsripes

ihoughimusdiebeneahheshesofheaccursedbrueevennowhefleshcrawlsuponmybones，asirecallhesceneiwasallonfiremysufferingsicancompareonohingelsehanheburningagoniesofhell！

asibecamesilenohisrepeaedquesionsiwouldmakenoreplyinfac，iwasbecomingalmosunableospeaksillhepliedheshwihousinuponsceneinhesvepenawashingon

mypoorbody，uniliseemedhaheceraedfleshwassrippedfrommybonesaeverysrokeamanwihaparicleofmercyinhissoulwouldnohavebeaenevenadogsocruellyalenghradburnsaidhaiwasuselessowhipmeanymore—haiwouldbesoreenough

hereuponburchdesised，saying，wihanadmonioryshakeofhisfisinmyface，andhissinghewordshroughhisfirmseeeh，haifeveridaredoueragainhaiwaseniledomyfreedom，haihadbeenkidnapped，oranyhingwhaeverofhekind，hecasigaionihadjusreceivedwasnohingincomparisonwihwhawouldfollowhesworehahewouldeiherconquerorkillmewihheseconsoorywords，hefeerswereakenfrommywriss，myfeesillremainingfasenedohering；heshuerofhelilebarredwindow，whichhadbeenopened，wasagainclosed，andgoingou，lockinghegreadoorbehindhem，iwaslefindarknessasbefore

inanhour，perhapswo，myhearleapedomyhroa，ashekeyraledinhedooragaini，whohadbeensolonely，andwhohadlongedsoardenlyoseesomeone，icarednowho，nowshudderedahehoughofman’sapproachahumanfacewasfearfulome，especiallyawhieoneradburnenered，bringingwihhim，onainpe，apieceofshriveledfriedpork，asliceofbreadandacupofwaerheaskedmehowifel，andremarkedhaihadreceivedapreyseverefloggingheremonsraedwihmeagainsheproprieyofasseringmyfreedominraheraparonizingandconfidenialma

er，hegaveiomeashisadvice，hahelessisaidonhasubjechebeeriwouldbeformehemanevidenlyendeavoredoappearkind—wheherouchedahesighofmysadcondiion，orwihheviewofsilencing，onmypar，anyfurherexpressionofmyrighs，iisnonecessarynowoconjecureheunlockedhefesersfrommyankles，openedheshuersofhelilewindow，anddepared，leavingmeagainalone

byhisimeihadbecomesiffandsore；mybodywascoveredwihblisers，andiwaswihgreapainanddifficulyhaicouldmovefromhewindowicouldobservenohingbuheroofresingonheadjacenwall

anighiiddownuponhedamp，hardfloor，wihouanypilloworcoveringwhaeverpuncually，wiceaday，radburncamein，wihhispork，andbread，andwaer

ihadbulileappeie，houghiwasormenedwihconinualhirsmywoundswouldnopermimeoremainbuafewminuesinanyoneposiion；so，siing，orsanding，ormovingslowlyround，ipassedhedaysandnighsiwashearsickanddiscouragedhoughsofmyfamily，ofmywifeandchildren，coninuallyoccupiedmymindwhensleepoverpoweredmeidreamedofhem—dreamediwasagaininsaraoga—haicouldseeheirfaces，andhearheirvoicescallingmeawakeningfromhepleasanphanasmsofsleepohebierrealiiesaroundme，icouldbugroanandweepsillmyspiriwasnobrokeniindulgedheanicipaionofescape，andhaspeedilyiwasimpossible，ireasoned，hamen03couldbesounjusasodeainmeasasve，whenheruhofmycasewasknownburch，ascerainingiwasnorunawayfromgeorgia，wouldcerainlylemegohoughsuspicionsofbrownandhamilonwerenounfrequen，icouldnoreconcilemyselfoheideahaheywereinsrumenalomyimprisonmensurelyheywouldseekmeou—heywoulddelivermefromhraldomas！

ihadnohenlearnedhemeasureof“man’sinhumaniyoman，”norowhalimilessexenofwickednesshewillgoforheloveofgain

inhecourseofseveraldaysheouerdoorwashrownopen，allowingmeheliberyofheyardhereifoundhreesves—oneofhemadofenyears，heohersyoungmenofabouwenyandwenyfiveiwasnolonginforminganacquainance，andlearningheirnamesandheparicursofheirhisory

heeldeswasacoloredmannamedclemensray

hehadlivedinwashingon；haddrivenahack，andworkedinaliverysablehereforalongimehewasveryinelligen，andfullycomprehendedhissiuaion

hehoughofgoingsouhoverwhelmedhimwihgrief