作者:所罗门·诺萨普
|类型:都市·校园
|更新时间:2019-10-06 22:41
|本章字节:10904字
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”