havingendedmysoryibesoughhimowrieosomeofmyfriendsahenorh，acquaininghemwihmysiuaion，andbegginghemoforwardfreepapers，orakesuchsepsasheymighconsiderproperosecuremyreleasehepromisedodoso，budweluponhedangerofsuchanacincaseofdeecion，andnowimpresseduponmehegreanecessiyofsricsilenceandsecresybeforeweparedourpnofoperaionwasarranged

weagreedomeehenexnighaaspecifiedpceamonghehighweedsonhebankofhebayou，somedisancefrommaser’sdwellingherehewasowriedownonpaperhenamesandaddressofseveralpersons，oldfriendsinhenorh，owhomhewoulddirecleersduringhisnexvisiomarksvilleiwasnodeemedprudenomeeinhenewhouse，inasmuchashelighiwouldbenecessaryousemighpossiblybediscoveredinhecourseofhedayimanagedoobainafewmachesandapieceofcandle，unperceived，fromhekichen，duringaemporaryabsenceofaunphebebasshadpencilandpaperinhisoolches

aheappoinedhourwemeonhebayoubank，andcreepingamonghehighweeds，ilighedhecandle，whilehedrewforhpencilandpaperandpreparedforbusinessigavehimhenamesofwilliamperry，cephasparkerandjudgemarvin，allofsaraogasprings，saraogacouny，newyorkihadbeenemployedbyheerinheuniedsaeshoel，andhadransacedbusinesswihheformeroaconsiderableexen，andrusedhaaleasoneofhemwouldbesilllivingahapcehecarefullywroehenames，andhenremarked，houghfully—

“iissomanyyearssinceyoulefsaraoga，allhesemenmaybedead，ormayhaveremovedyousayyouobainedpapersahecusomhouseinnewyork

probablyhereisarecordofhemhere，andihinkiwouldbewellowrieandascerain”

iagreedwihhim，andagainrepeaedhecircumsancesreedhereofore，co

ecedwihmyvisiohecusomhousewihbrownandhamilonwelingeredonhebankofhebayouanhourormore，conversinguponhesubjecwhichnowengrossedourhoughsicouldnolongerdoubhisfideliy，andfreelyspokeohimofhemanysorrowsihadborneinsilence，andsolongispokeofmywifeandchildren，menioningheirnamesandages，anddwellinguponheunspeakablehappinessiwouldbeocsphemomyhearoncemorebeforeidiedicaughhimbyhehand，andwihearsandpassionaeenreaiesimploredhimobefriendme—oresoremeomykindredandolibery—promisingiwouldwearyheavenheremainderofmylifewihprayershaiwouldblessandprosperhiminheenjoymenoffreedom—surroundedbyheassociaionsofyouh，andresoredohebosomofmyfamily—hapromiseisnoyeforgoen，norshallieverbesolongasihavesrenghoraisemyimploringeyesonhigh

“oh，blessingsonhiskindlyvoiceandonhissilverhair，andblessingsonhiswholelifelong，unilhemeemehere”

heoverwhelmedmewihassurancesoffriendshipandfaihfulness，sayinghehadneverbeforeakensodeepanineresinhefaeofanyonehespokeofhimselfinasomewhamournfulone，asalonelyman，awandererabouheworld—hahewasgrowingold，andmussoonreachheendofhisearhlyjourney，andliedownohisfinalreswihoukihorkinomournforhim，ororememberhim—hahislifewasoflilevalueohimself，andhenceforhshouldbedevoedoheaccomplishmenofmylibery，andoanunceasingwarfareagainsheaccursedshameofsvery

aferhisimeweseldomspokeo，orrecognizedeachoherhewas，moreover，lessfreeinhisconversaionwiheppsonhesubjecofsveryheremoessuspicionhaherewasanyunusualinimacy—anysecreundersandingbeweenus—neveronceeneredhemindofepps，oranyoherperson，whieorbck，onhepnaion

iamofenasked，wihanairofincreduliy，howisucceededsomanyyearsinkeepingfrommydailyandconsancompanionsheknowledgeofmyruenameandhisoryheerriblelessonburchaughme，impressedindeliblyuponmymindhedangeranduselessnessofasseringiwasafreemanhere，wasnopossibiliyofanysvebeingableoassisme，while，onheoherhand，herewasapossibiliyofhisexposingmewheniisrecollecedhewholecurrenofmyhoughs，forwelveyears，urnedoheconempionofescape，iwillnobewondereda，haiwasalwayscauiousandonmyguard

iwouldhavebeenanacoffollyohaveprocimedmyrighofreedom；iwouldonlyhavesubjecedmeosevererscruiny—probablyhaveconsignedmeosomemoredisanandinaccessibleregionhanevenbayouboeufedwineppswasapersonuerlyregardlessofabckman’srighsorwrongs—uerlydesiueofanynauralsenseofjusice，asiwellknewiwasimporan，herefore，noonlyas，regardedmyhopeofdeliverance，bualsoasregardedhefewpersonalpriviligesiwasaspermiedoenjoy，okeepfromhimhehisoryofmylife