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”