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that warm climate all are early risers�察�and found not a 
servant to attend upon my wants。  I made the circuit of the 
house�察�still calling�此 �and my surprise had almost changed 
into alarm�察�when coming at last into a large verandahed 
court�察�I found it thronged with negroes。  Even then�察�even 
when I was amongst them�察�not one turned or paid the least 
regard to my arrival。  They had eyes and ears for but one 
person�此 �a woman�察�richly and tastefully attired�察�of elegant 
carriage�察�and a musical speech�察�not so much old in years�察�as 
worn and marred by self´indulgence�此 �her face�察�which was 
still attractive�察�stamped with the most cruel passions�察�her 
eye burning with the greed of evil。  It was not from her 
appearance�察�I believe�察�but from some emanation of her soul�察�
that I recoiled in a kind of fainting terror�察�as we hear of 
plants that blight and snakes that fascinate�察�the woman 
shocked and daunted me。  But I was of a brave nature�察�trod 
the weakness down�察�and forcing my way through the slaves�察�who 
fell back before me in embarrassment�察�as though in the 
presence of rival mistresses�察�I asked�察�in imperious tones�此 �
'Who is this person��'

A slave girl�察�to whom I had been kind�察�whispered in my ear to 
have a care�察�for that was Madam Mendizabal�察�but the name was 
new to me。

In the meanwhile the woman�察�applying a pair of glasses to her 
eyes�察�studied me with insolent particularity from head to 
foot。

'Young woman��' said she�察�at last�察�'I have had a great 
experience in refractory servants�察�and take a pride in 
breaking them。  You really tempt me�察�and if I had not other 
affairs�察�and these of more importance�察�on my hand�察�I should 
certainly buy you at your father's sale。'

'Madam ´ ' I began�察�but my voice failed me。

'Is it possible that you do not know your position��' she 
returned�察�with a hateful laugh。  'How comical�  �Positively�察�I 
must buy her。  Accomplishments�察�I suppose��' she added�察�
turning to the servants。

Several assured her that the young mistress had been brought 
up like any lady�察�for so it seemed in their inexperience。

'She would do very well for my place of business in Havana��' 
said the Senora Mendizabal�察�once more studying me through her 
glasses�察�'and I should take a pleasure��' she pursued�察�more 
directly addressing myself�察�'in bringing you acquainted with 
a whip。'  And she smiled at me with a savoury lust of cruelty 
upon her face。

At this�察�I found expression。  Calling by name upon the 
servants�察�I bade them turn this woman from the house�察�fetch 
her to the boat�察�and set her back upon the mainland。  But 
with one voice�察�they protested that they durst not obey�察�
coming close about me�察�pleading and beseeching me to be more 
wise�察�and�察�when I insisted�察�rising higher in passion and 
speaking of this foul intruder in the terms she had deserved�察�
they fell back from me as from one who had blasphemed。  A 
superstitious reverence plainly encircled the stranger�察�I 
could read it in their changed demeanour�察�and in the paleness 
that prevailed upon the natural colour of their faces�察�and 
their fear perhaps reacted on myself。  I looked again at 
Madam Mendizabal。  She stood perfectly composed�察�watching my 
face through her glasses with a smile of scorn�察�and at the 
sight of her assured superiority to all my threats�察�a cry 
broke from my lips�察�a cry of rage�察�fear�察�and despair�察�and I 
fled from the verandah and the house。

I ran I knew not where�察�but it was towards the beach。  As I 
went�察�my head whirled�察�so strange�察�so sudden�察�were these 
events and insults。  Who was she�拭�what�察�in Heaven's name�察�the 
power she wielded over my obedient negroes�拭 �Why had she 
addressed me as a slave�拭�why spoken of my father's sale�拭 �To 
all these tumultuary questions I could find no answer�察�and in 
the turmoil of my mind�察�nothing was plain except the hateful 
leering image of the woman。

I was still running�察�mad with fear and anger�察�when I saw my 
father coming to meet me from the landing´place�察�and with a 
cry that I thought would have killed me�察�leaped into his arms 
and broke into a passion of sobs and tears upon his bosom。  
He made me sit down below a tall palmetto that grew not far 
off�察�comforted me�察�but with some abstraction in his voice�察�
and as soon as I regained the least command upon my feelings�察�
asked me�察�not without harshness�察�what this grief betokened。  
I was surprised by his tone into a still greater measure of 
composure�察�and in firm tones�察�though still interrupted by 
sobs�察�I told him there was a stranger in the island�察�at which 
I thought he started and turned pale�察�that the servants would 
not obey me�察�that the stranger's name was Madam Mendizabal�察�
and�察�at that�察�he seemed to me both troubled and relieved�察�
that she had insulted me�察�treated me as a slave ��and here my 
father's brow began to darken���察�threatened to buy me at a 
sale�察�and questioned my own servants before my face�察�and 
that�察�at last�察�finding myself quite helpless and exposed to 
these intolerable liberties�察�I had fled from the house in 
terror�察�indignation�察�and amazement。

'Teresa��' said my father�察�with singular gravity of voice�察�'I 
must make to´day a call upon your courage�察�much must be told 
you�察�there is much that you must do to help me�察�and my 
daughter must prove herself a woman by her spirit。  As for 
this Mendizabal�察�what shall I say�拭�or how am I to tell you 
what she is�拭 �Twenty years ago�察�she was the loveliest of 
slaves�察�to´day she is what you see her ´ prematurely old�察�
disgraced by the practice of every vice and every nefarious 
industry�察�but free�察�rich�察�married�察�they say�察�to some 
reputable man�察�whom may Heaven assist� �and exercising among 
her ancient mates�察�the slaves of Cuba�察�an influence as 
unbounded as its reason is mysterious。  Horrible rites�察�it is 
supposed�察�cement her empire�此 �the rites of Hoodoo。  Be that 
as it may�察�I would have you dismiss the thought of this 
incomparable witch�察�it is not from her that danger threatens 
us�察�and into her hands�察�I make bold to promise�察�you shall 
never fall。'

'Father��' I cried。  'Fall�拭 �Was there any truth�察�then�察�in her 
words�拭 �Am I ´ O father�察�tell me plain�察�I can bear anything 
but this suspense。'

'I will tell you��' he replied�察�with merciful bluntness。  
'Your mother was a slave�察�it was my design�察�so soon as I had 
saved a competence�察�to sail to the free land of Britain�察�
where the law would suffer me to marry her�此 �a design too 
long procrastinated�察�for death�察�at the last moment�察�
intervened。  You will now understand the heaviness with which 
your mother's memory hangs about my neck。'

I cried out aloud�察�in pity for my parents�察�and in seeking to 
console the survivor�察�I forgot myself。

'It matters not��' resumed my father。  'What I have left 
undone can never be repaired�察�and I must bear the penalty of 
my remorse。  But�察�Teresa�察�with so cutting a reminder of the 
evils of delay�察�I set myself at once to do what was still 
possible�此 �to liberate yourself。'

I began to break forth in thanks�察�but he checked me with a 
sombre roughness。

'Your mother's illness��' he resumed�察�'had engaged too great a 
portion of my time�察�my business in the city had lain too long 
at the mercy of ignorant underlings�察�my head�察�my taste�察�my 
unequalled knowledge of the more precious stones�察�that art by 
which I can distinguish�察�even on the darkest night�察�a 
sapphire from a ruby�察�and tell at a glance in what quarter of 
the earth a gem was disinterred ´ all these had been too long 
absent from the conduct of affairs。  Teresa�察�I was 
insolvent。'

'What matters that��' I cried。  'What matters poverty�察�if we 
be left together with our love and sacred memories��'

'You do not comprehend��' he said gloomily。  'Slave�察�as you 
are�察�young ´ alas� �scarce more than child�  � accomplished�察�
beautiful with the most touching beauty�察�innocent as an angel 
´ all these qualities that should disarm the very wolves and 
crocodiles�察�are�察�in the eyes of those to whom I stand 
indebted�察�commodities to buy and sell。  You are a chattel�察�a 
marketable thing�察�and worth ´ heavens�察�that I should say such 
words�  � worth money。  Do you begin to see�拭 �If I were to 
give you freedom�察�I should defraud my creditors�察�the 
manumission would be certainly annulled�察�you would be still a 
slave�察�and I a criminal。'

I caught his hand in mine�察�kissed it�察�and moaned in pity for 
myself�察�in sympathy for my father。

'How I have toiled��' he continued�察�'how I have dared and 
striven to repair my losses�察�Heaven has beheld and will 
remember。  Its blessing was denied to my endeavours�察�or�察�as I 
please myself by thinking�察�but delayed to descend upon my 
daughter's head。  At length�察�all hope was at an end�察�I was 
ruined beyond retrieve�察�a heavy debt fell due upon the 
morrow�察�which I could not meet�察�I should be declared a 
bankrupt�察�and my goods�察�my lands�察�my jewels that I so much 
loved�察�my slaves whom I have spoiled and rendered happy�察�and 
oh� �tenfold worse�察�you�察�my beloved daughter�察�would be sold 
and pass into the hands of ignorant and greedy traffickers。  
Too long�察�I saw�察�had I accepted and profited by this great 
crime of slavery�察�but was my daughter�察�my innocent unsullied 
daughter�察�was SHE to pay the price�拭 �I cried out ´ no�  � I 
took Heaven to witness my temptation�察�I caught up this bag 
and fled。  Close upon my track are the pursuers�察�perhaps to´
night�察�perhaps to´morrow�察�they will land upon this isle�察�
sacred to the memory of the dear soul that bore you�察�to 
consign your father to an ignominious prison�察�and yourself to 
slavery and dishonour。  We have not many hours before us。  
Off the north coast of our isle�察�by strange good fortune�察�an 
English yacht has for some days been hovering。  It belongs to 
Sir George Greville�察�whom I slightly know�察�to whom ere now I 
have rendered unusual services�察�and who will not refuse to 
help in our escape。  Or if he did�察�if his gratitude were in 
default�察�I have the power to force him。  For what does it 
mean�察�my child ´ what means this Englishman�察�who hangs for 
years upon the shores of Cuba�察�and returns from every trip 
with new and valuable gems��'

'He may have found a mine��' I hazarded。

'So he declares��' returned my father�察�'but the stra

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