Пятнадцатилетний капитан

The Great Market-day

           Maywenotcallthesebeings"unfortunates,"whoweretreatedonlyasdomesticanimals?

           Tomandhiscompanionswerethusledfrombuyerstobuyers.Anagentwalkedbeforethemnamingthepriceadjudgedtotheirlot.Arabormongrelbrokers,fromthecentralprovinces,cametoexaminethem.TheydidnotdiscoverinthemthetraitspeculiartotheAfricanrace,thesetraitsbeingmodifiedinAmericaafterthesecondgeneration.Butthesevigorousandintelligentnegroes,soverydifferentfromtheblacksbroughtfromthebanksoftheZambezeortheLoualaba,wereallthemorevaluable.Theyfeltthem,turnedthem,andlookedattheirteeth.Horse-dealersthusexaminetheanimalstheywishtobuy.Thentheythrewasticktoadistance,madethemrunandpickitup,andthusobservedtheirgait.

           Thiswasthemethodemployedforall,andallweresubmittedtothesehumiliatingtrials.Donotbelievethatthesepeoplearecompletelyindifferenttothistreatment!No,exceptingthechildren,whocannotcomprehendthestateofdegradationtowhichtheyarereduced,all,menorwomen,wereashamed.

           Besides,theywerenotsparedinjuriesandblows.Coimbra,halfdrunk,andAlvez’sagents,treatedthemwithextremebrutality,andfromtheirnewmasters,whohadjustpaidfortheminivorystuffsandbeads,theywouldreceivenobettertreatment.Violentlyseparated,amotherfromherchild,ahusbandfromhiswife,abrotherfromasister,theywerenotallowedalastcaressnoralastkiss,andonthe"lakoni"theysaweachotherforthelasttime.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 348 из 464