Part 2 (2/2)
”I don't want and never will have another man,” replied the woman.
”What's you name?” asked a man in a straw hat of a tall negro who stood with his arms folded across his breast, leaning against the wall.
”My name is Aaron, sar.”
”How old are you?”
”Twenty-five.”
”Where were you raised?”
”In old Virginny, sar.”
”How many men have owned you?”
”Four.”
”Do you enjoy good health?”
”Yes, sar.”
”How long did you live with your first owner?”
”Twenty years.”
”Did you ever run away?”
”No, sar.”
”Did you ever strike your master?”
”No, sar.”
”Were you ever whipped much?”
”No, sar; I s'pose I didn't desarve it, sar.”
”How long did you live with your second master?”
”Ten years, sar.”
”Have you a good appet.i.te?”
”Yes, sar.”
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