At least you have played even
with me. I got you Lily to take along. And I even once went so
far as to tell you my own notion, that the blacks ought to be
deported. Well, you got mine!"
"I never meant it! I never intended it! It was done wholly
without my knowledge! I am sorry! I am sorry!"
"You need not be sorry. It is only one of the consequences of
following one's faith. Anyhow, I'm just a little less inconsistent
than Mr. Benton, who had always been opposed to slavery, although
he still owns slaves. The same is true of Mr. Clay. They both
have been prominent politically. Well, set them free of their
slaves, and they and I would be about even, wouldn't we? It comes
to being pretty much on foot, I must confess."
"I can understand that," said she. "For that matter, we are both
ruined; and for the same reason."
"What do you mean? And, tell me, once more, who are you? You
certainly have stirred things up!"
"As to the latter, it makes little difference," said she.
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