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| 21 | 203 | View more quotes about ellen">Ellen was grateful to the masters for the chance to bathe, to wash away the misery and grime of the march, but she realized that the motivation underlying the provision of this welcome opportunity was surely unlikely to be simply that of generous impulse. |
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| 21 | 200 | How wonderful, thought Ellen, is the chance upon occasion to do something even as simple as washing one's body! How few people realize how precious so seemingly common and familiar an act can be at times! How grateful the slaves were for this opportunity to bathe! The rope on Ellen's ankle, as she had slipped into the water, first floated, and then was drawn under, she and her companions entering the pool. |
| 21 | 201 | Then, the rope was held under the water as the slaves stood about in the water, rinsing, laughing and splashing about. |
| 21 | 202 | But the rope, of course, held them together, even though it could not be seen. |
| 21 | 203 | Ellen was grateful to the masters for the chance to bathe, to wash away the misery and grime of the march, but she realized that the motivation underlying the provision of this welcome opportunity was surely unlikely to be simply that of generous impulse. |
| 21 | 204 | They were livestock, doubtless being readied for its sale. |
| 21 | 205 | Naturally their owner, the state of Cos, would wish them to be exhibited at their best, to be clean, healthy, rested, presentable, attractive. |
| 21 | 206 | It would wish to enhance their sales value. |