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It had distracted her attention for a few hours from the pressure of many uneasy thoughts, of the dark, heavy, oppressive times, when sorrow and want seemed to surround her on every side; of her father, his changed and altered looks, telling so plainly of broken health, and an embittered heart; of the morrow, and the morrow beyond that, to be spent in that close monotonous workroom, with Sally Leadbitter's odious whispers hissing in her ear; and of the hunted look, so full of dread, from Miss Simmonds' door-step up and down the street, lest her persecuting lover should be near; for he lay in wait for her with wonderful perseverance, and of late had made himself almost hateful, by the unmanly force which he had used to detain her to listen to him, and the indifference with which he exposed her to the remarks of the passers-by, any one of whom might circulate reports which it would be terrible for her father to hear and worse than death should they reach Jem Wilson.
"I left at three o'clock this morning, and did not think it worth while to disturb Mr. Leadbitter's rest." "Three o'clock!" exclaimed Wilson. "Yes, sir," I quietly answered. "You ran away, did you?" "No, sir, I did not run away. I stayed as long as you required me to stay, when, in obedience to your expressed promises, I came home."
In another three weeks, Constance was in the utmost elation, for 'On hearing the cannonade of the Autumn Manoeuvres' was in print, and Miss Hacket was so much delighted that justice should be done to her sister's abilities, that she forgot Mr. Leadbitter's disapproval, and ordered half a dozen copies of the Politician for the present, and one for the future.
Leadbitter's objection to the paper was merely political, and her sister was too willing that she should be gratified to protest any further. The copying had to be done in secret, since it was impossible to confess the hopes founded on Mr. Flinders, and it therefore lasted several weeks, each fresh portion being communicated to Dolores on Sunday afternoons.
So I run away. Caught, Tried, and Taken Back Home to James Wilson My Mistress Saves me from Being Whipped I go to the Railroad and Work one Month Precisely Go Back Home Wilson Surprised Left the Railroad at 3 o'clock A.M. Did not Want to Disturb Leadbitter's rest Sent to Memphis with a Load of Cotton Afraid of the Slave-pens and Slave-auction Start for Home Not Sold Pray, Sing, and Shout Get Home and Ordered to Hire myself out.
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