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Harris and Negoro

           

           "Thankyou!"

           "Whatwouldyouhave?"repliedHarris,withanindifferencequitephilosophical;"itisoneofthechancesofthetrade!Wedonotcarryontheslave-tradeonthecoastofAfricawithoutrunningtheriskofdyingelsewherethaninourbeds!So,youhavebeentaken?"

           "Yes!"

           "BytheEnglish?"

           "No!BythePortuguese."

           "Beforeorafterhavingdeliveredyourcargo?"askedHarris.

           "After,"repliedNegoro,whohadhesitatedalittleaboutreplying."ThesePortuguesenowmakedifficulties.Theywantnomoreslavery,thoughtheyhaveuseditsolongtotheirprofit.Iwasdenouncedwatched.Theytookme"

           "Andcondemned"

           "MetofinishmydaysinthepenitentiaryofSt.PauldeLoanda."

           "Athousanddevils!"exclaimedHarris."Thatisanunhealthyplaceformenaccustomed,likeus,toliveintheopenair.Astome,perhapsIshouldpreferbeinghung."

           "Onedoesnotescapefromthegallows,"repliedNegoro;"butfromprison"

           "Youwereabletomakeyourescape?"

           "Yes,Harris.Onlyfifteendaysafterbeingputinprison.IwasabletohidemyselfatthebottomoftheholdofanEnglishsteamer,sailingforAuckland,ofNewZealand.Abarrelofwaterandacaseofconserves,betweenwhichIhadintruded,furnishedmewithfoodanddrinkduringthewholepassage.Oh!Isufferedterribly,fromnotbeingwillingtoshowmyselfwhenwewereatsea.But,ifIhadbeenimprudentenoughtodoit,Iwouldhavebeenconfinedagainatthebottomofthehold,and,voluntarilyornot,thetorturewouldbethesame.

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