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Esther’s Narrative

           Herhusbandhadturnedhisseatalittlesoastofaceherandkepthishammer-likehanduponthetableasifitwereinreadinesstoexecutehisthreatifshedisobeyedhim."Ihopeyouwillnotobjecttomyaskingyourwife,"saidI,"howtheladylooked.""Come,then!"hegrufflycriedtoher."Youhearwhatshesays.Cutitshortandtellher.""Bad,"repliedthewoman."Paleandexhausted.Verybad.""Didshespeakmuch?""Notmuch,buthervoicewashoarse."Sheanswered,lookingallthewhileatherhusbandforleave."Wasshefaint?"saidI."Didsheeatordrinkhere?""Goon!"saidthehusbandinanswertoherlook."Tellherandcutitshort.""Shehadalittlewater,miss,andJennyfetchedhersomebreadandtea.Butshehardlytouchedit.""Andwhenshewentfromhere,"Iwasproceeding,whenJenny’shusbandimpatientlytookmeup."Whenshewentfromhere,shewentrightawaynor’ardbythehighroad.Askontheroadifyoudoubtme,andseeifitwarn’tso.Now,there’stheend.That’sallaboutit."Iglancedatmycompanion,andfindingthathehadalreadyrisenandwasreadytodepart,thankedthemforwhattheyhadtoldme,andtookmyleave.ThewomanlookedfullatMr.Bucketashewentout,andhelookedfullather."Now,MissSummerson,"hesaidtomeaswewalkedquicklyaway."They’vegotherladyship’swatchamong’em.That’sapositivefact.""Yousawit?"Iexclaimed."Justasgoodassawit,"hereturned.

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