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| 8 | 128 | View more quotes about already">Already the merchandise was exhibiting the vanity of slaves. |
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| 8 | 125 | The side blocks were now deserted, the men having drifted forward, except by their occupants, now forgotten, kneeling or crouching upon them, their necks in their collars, fastened by their chains to the block rings. |
| 8 | 126 | I smiled to myself. |
| 8 | 127 | Some of the merchandise looked angry; no longer were they the centers of attention; they, though naked and chained, and on slave blocks, had been simply put from mind; they must remain behind, alone, precisely where they were, chained, while masters chose to ignore them, bestowing their attention on an item of at least temporarily greater interest. |
| 8 | 128 | Already the merchandise was exhibiting the vanity of slaves. |
| 8 | 129 | But let them rest content for, when the auction was done, men doubtless would drift back to their perusal; they would then be again subjected to the close scrutiny of masters; they would then be examined again, and closely, to see if they might be of any interest. |
| 8 | 130 | "I believe we are ready to proceed," called the gross, corpulent fellow in the soiled blue-and-yellow shirt. |
| 8 | 131 | With his kaiila quirt he indicated the suspended girl. |