“ it isn't one time in a hundred that a good fellow gets a bad master; most masters are good, for all the talk that is made. ”
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). copy citation
| Author | Harriet Beecher Stowe |
|---|---|
| Source | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Topic | time master |
| Date | 1852 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/203/203-h/203-h.htm |
Context
“He'll do very well, as long as he's taken care of,—that's all."
"But, then, consider," said Miss Ophelia, "when you set him up for sale, the chances of his getting a bad master."
"O, that's all humbug!" said Marie; "it isn't one time in a hundred that a good fellow gets a bad master; most masters are good, for all the talk that is made. I've lived and grown up here, in the South, and I never yet was acquainted with a master that didn't treat his servants well,—quite as well as is worth while. I don't feel any fears on that head."
"Well,"”
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