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| 15 | 134 | And from the View more quotes about slave">slave's point of view, how can one best please a master, if one cannot truly see him? Ellen was certain that her master had seen fear in her eyes. |
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| 15 | 131 | One reason to look into the eyes of a slave girl is to see if there is welcome in them, happiness, anticipation, shyness, mendacity, slyness, deception, joy, confusion, uncertainty, apprehension, fear. |
| 15 | 132 | If one cannot look into the eyes of a slave, how can one well read her, how can one adequately master her? To be sure, much can be gained from body language. |
| 15 | 133 | But then more can surely be gained from both her face and body. |
| 15 | 134 | And from the slave's point of view, how can one best please a master, if one cannot truly see him? Ellen was certain that her master had seen fear in her eyes. |
| 15 | 135 | She looked past the chair, frightened. |
| 15 | 136 | "Do you enjoy the laundry?" he asked. |
| 15 | 137 | "No, Master," she said. |