Дванадцять років рабства

Chapter 18

           O’Nieldidnoteffectapurchase,however,thepartiesdifferingastoprice,andthemorningfollowinghisarrival,departedhomewards. Hehadbeengonebutashorttime,whenEppsmadehisappearanceinthefield. Nownothingwillmoreviolentlyenrageamaster,especiallyEpps,thantheintimationofoneofhisservantsthathewouldliketoleavehim. MistressEppshadrepeatedtohimmyexpressionstoAuntPhebetheeveningprevious,asIlearnedfromthelatterafterwards,themistresshavingmentionedtoherthatshehadoverheardus. Onenteringthefield,Eppswalkeddirectlytome. 

           "So,Platt,you’retiredofscrapingcotton,areyou? Youwouldliketochangeyourmaster,eh? You’refondofmovingroundtravelerain’tye? Ah,yesliketotravelforyourhealth,maybe? Feelabovecotton-scraping,I’spose. Soyou’regoingintothetanningbusiness? Goodbusinessdevilishfinebusiness. Enterprisingnigger! B’lieveI’llgointothatbusinessmyself. Downonyourknees,andstripthatragoffyourback! I’lltrymyhandattanning." 

           Ibeggedearnestly,andendeavoredtosoftenhimwithexcuses,butinvain. Therewasnootheralternative;sokneelingdown,Ipresentedmybarebackfortheapplicationofthelash. 

           "Howdoyouliketanning?"heexclaimed,astherawhidedescendeduponmyflesh. "Howdoyouliketanning?"herepeatedateveryblow. Inthismannerhegavemetwentyorthirtylashes,incessantlygivingutterancetotheword"tanning,"inoneformofexpressionoranother. 

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