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| 20 | 233 | It View more quotes about seems">seems certain that more than one fellow has been kept on the chain far longer than his sentence would seem to require. |
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| 20 | 230 | Supposedly when the criminal's sentence has been served, he is to be released by the work master, usually then far from the city where he committed his crime or was apprehended. |
| 20 | 231 | On the other hand, it is suspected that work masters tend to be somewhat reluctant to free the fellows on their chains. |
| 20 | 232 | They would then, it seems, have to pay new fees to replace them. |
| 20 | 233 | It seems certain that more than one fellow has been kept on the chain far longer than his sentence would seem to require. |
| 20 | 234 | For example, it seems certain that small infractions, invented or discovered, of regulations, or discipline, are utilized by work masters, at least from time to time, to "extend" the sentence, or de facto servitude, of the worker in question. |
| 20 | 235 | The hope of being freed, of course, generally keeps the chain "tame". |
| 20 | 236 | Occasionally perhaps, a fellow is released. |