afredericksburghwewereransferredfromhesagecoachoacar，andbeforedarkarrivedinrichmond，hechiefciyofvirginiaahisciywewereakenfromhecars，anddrivenhroughhesreeoasvepen，beweenherailroaddepoandheriver，kepbyamr

goodinhispenissimirowilliams’inwashingon，excepiissomewharger；andbesides，herewerewosmallhousessandingaopposiecornerswihinheyardhesehousesareusuallyfoundwihinsveyards，beingusedasroomsforheexaminaionofhumanchaelsbypurchasersbeforeconcludingabargain

unsoundnessinasve，aswellasinahorse，deracsmaeriallyfromhisvalueifnowarranyisgiven，acloseexaminaionisamaerofparicurimporanceohenegrojockey

weweremeahedoorofgoodin’syardbyhagenlemanhimself—ashor，faman，wiharound，plumpface，bckhairandwhiskers，andacomplexionalmosasdarkassomeofhisownnegroeshehadahard，sernlook，andwasperhapsaboufifyyearsofageburchandhemewihgreacordialiyheywereevidenlyoldfriendsshakingeachoherwarmlybyhehand，burchremarkedhehadbroughsomecompany，inquiredawhaimehebrigwouldleave，andwasansweredhaiwouldprobablyleavehenexdayasuchanhour

goodinhenurnedome，ookholdofmyarm，urnedmeparlyround，lookedamesharplywihheairofonewhoconsideredhimselfagoodjudgeofpropery，andasifesimainginhisownmindabouhowmuchiwasworh

“well，boy，wheredidyoucomefrom？”

forgeingmyself，foramomen，ianswered，“fromnewyork”

“newyork！h—l！whahaveyoubeendoinguphere？”

washisasonishedinerrogaory

observingburchahismomenlookingamewihanangryexpressionhaconveyedameaningiwasnodifficuloundersand，iimmediaelysaid，“o，ihaveonlybeenuphawayapiece，”inama

erinendedoimplyhaalhoughimighhavebeenasfarasnewyork，yeiwishedidisinclyundersoodhaididnobelongohafreesae，noroanyoher

goodinhenurnedoclem，andhenoelizaandhechildren，examininghemseverally，andaskingvariousquesionshewaspleasedwihemily，aswaseveryonewhosawhechild’ssweecounenanceshewasnoasidyaswhenifirsbeheldher；herhairwasnowsomewhadisheveled；buhroughisunkempandsofprofusionheresillbeamedalilefaceofmossurpassingloveliness“alogeherwewereafairlo—adevilishgoodlo，”hesaid，enforcinghaopinionwihmorehanoneemphaicadjecivenofoundinhechrisianvocaburyhereuponwepassedinoheyard

quieanumberofsves，asmanyashiryishouldsay，weremovingabou，orsiingonbenchesunderheshed

heywereallcleanlydressed—hemenwihhas，hewomenwihhandkerchiefsiedabouheirheads

burchandgoodin，aferseparaingfromus，walkeduphesepsahebackparofhemainbuilding，andsadownuponhedoorsillheyeneredinoconversaion，buhesubjecofiicouldnohearpresenlyburchcamedowninoheyard，unfeeredme，andledmeinooneofhesmallhouses

“youoldhamanyoucamefromnewyork，”saidhe

ireplied，“ioldhimihadbeenupasfarasnewyork，obesure，budidnoellhimibelongedhere，norhaiwasafreemanimeannoharmaall，maserburchiwouldnohavesaidihadihough”

helookedameamomenasifhewasreadyodevourme，henurningroundwenouinafewminueshereurned“ifeverihearyousayawordabounewyork，orabouyourfreedom，iwillbehedeahofyou—iwillkillyou；youmayrelyonha，”heejacuedfiercely

idoubnoheundersoodhenbeerhanidid，hedangerandhepenalyofsellingafreemaninosvery

hefelhenecessiyofclosingmymouhagainshecrimeheknewhewascommiingofcourse，mylifewouldnohaveweighedafeaher，inanyemergencyrequiringsuchasacrificeundoubedly，hemeanpreciselywhahesaid

underheshedononesideofheyard，herewasconsrucedaroughable，whileoverheadweresleepinglofs—hesameasinhepenawashingonaferparakingahisableofoursupperofporkandbread，iwashandcuffedoargeyellowman，quiesouandfleshy，wihacounenanceexpressiveofheumosmencholyhewasamanofinelligenceandinformaion