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He was determined to leave Redlawn at the first favorable opportunity; and while he pictured a glowing future beyond the chilly damps of the swamp, and out of the reach of the rifle-ball and the bloodhound, there were still some ties which bound him to the home of his childhood. Home! No, it was only a mockery of that heaven upon earth!
Whatever of regard he had before cherished towards his master had been driven from his heart by the thongs of the slave whip. He had friends at Redlawn, the gentle, meek, and patient Lily, the wild, rollicking, mirthful Cyd. They were his friends, indeed, and the thought of leaving them at all was sad; the thought of leaving them in bondage, to be sold and scourged, was intolerable.
As there were no guests at Redlawn, the people wondered who were to be the colonel's companions. "We will leave on Wednesday," said the planter to his son. "Are you going alone, father?" "Certainly not; you may go with me for one, and you may take Dandy with you. Jake and Cyd shall go to do the heavy work." "Who else? There is room enough in the cabin for four." "There is no one else to go.
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