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According to Lorena, Uncle Jacob's long-deceased wife had been a Quaker and a passionate abolitionist, but he never spoke of her and Dorothea had no idea whether he shared her views. Uncle Jacob had never declared whether he was for or against slavery, at least not in Dorothea's presence. Wright for his independence, thrift, and industriousness, qualities he would have admired in himself if doing so would not have occasioned the sin of vanity. Uncle Jacob had no friends, but he respected Mr. Dorothea knew her uncle would have expressly forbidden the journey for anyone but Abel Wright.

They both knew she was putting her brother's obvious disapproval in a better light than it deserved. 'Your pupils have far too much affection for you to do either,' said Lorena, deliberately missing the point. 'According to that logic,' Dorothea replied, 'if I tell my pupils not to put a bent pin on my chair, what I really mean is that I would prefer a nail.' As they cleared the table, Dorothea's mother remarked that Uncle Jacob had not expressly forbidden Robert to go, which in his case was almost the same as giving his blessing. Dorothea waited, but Uncle Jacob said nothing more until mealtime gave way to evening chores.

The implication was, of course, that he intended to change his will, and not in favor of his only living relatives. We can't.'ĭorothea waited for her uncle to announce yet another visit to his lawyer. He can afford to leave his farm during the harvest. He likely has more goats than corn on his place. 'He will be exchanging a considerable amount of money for the person of his wife.' 'Hasn't he done so often enough to sell that cheese of his?' 'Then let him go alone,' glowered Uncle Jacob. 'Surely he can wait a few weeks until the crops are in.' 'Abel needs to leave at sunup,' Robert explained apologetically, as if humility would protect him from Uncle Jacob's wrath. 'You can't think of leaving in the middle of harvest.' Uncle Jacob's face bore the grim expression that Dorothea likened to a block of limestone. If anything, enslaving him would bring them even greater pleasure. Wright was safe from their ilk, for all that he had never been a slave. The abolitionist newspapers told of proslavery men who became so incensed at the sight of a newly freed slave that they would seize him and sell him back into slavery. Wright south to Virginia, both to share the work of driving the horses and to discourage unscrupulous interlopers. They had spoken of this occasion often and had agreed that Robert ought to accompany Mr. 'If Abel has raised the money he must do it quickly, before her owner can change his mind again. 'At long last,' Dorothea's mother declared. 'Abel Wright intends to purchase his wife's freedom before the month is out,' Dorothea's father said to Uncle Jacob.

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