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One night Sambo was looking on at a game of cards, in which all the rest in the room were engaged. Happening to laugh at some turn it took, one of them, a Malay, who was losing, was offended, and abused him. Others objected to his having fun without risking money, and required him to join in the game. This for some reason or other he declined, and when the whole party at length insisted, positively refused. ONE NIGHT SAMBO WAS LOOKING ON AT A GAME OF CARDS IN WHICH ALL THE REST IN THE ROOM WERE ENGAGED HAPPENING TO LAUGH AT SOME TURN IT TOOK ONE OF THEM A MALAY WHO WAS LOSING WAS OFFENDED AND ABUSED HIM OTHERS OBJECTED TO HIS HAVING FUN WITHOUT RISKING MONEY AND REQUIRED HIM TO JOIN IN THE GAME THIS FOR SOME REASON OR OTHER HE DECLINED AND WHEN THE WHOLE PARTY AT LENGTH INSISTED POSITIVELY REFUSED
ived, was waiting for another, and had taken up his quarters at Lucky Croale’s. Gibbie’s advances he met instantly, and in a few days a strong mutual affection had sprung up between them. To Gibbie Sambo speedily became absolutely loving and tender, and Gibbie made him full return of devotion. The negro was a man of immense muscular power, like not a few of his race, and, like most of them, not easily provoked, inheriting not a little of their hard-learned long-suffering. He bore even with those who treated him with far worse than the ordinary superciliousness of white to black; and when the rudest of city boys mocked him, only showed his teeth by way of smile. The ill-conditioned among Lucky Croale’s customers and lodgers were constantly taking advantage of his good nature, and presuming upon his forbearance; but so long as they confined themselves to mere insolence, or even bare-faced cheating, he endured with marvellous temper. It was possible, however, to go too far even with him.  HE VESSEL IN WHICH HE HAD ARRIVED WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER AND HAD TAKEN UP HIS QUARTERS AT LUCKY CRAWLS GIBBEY'S ADVANCES HE MET INSTANTLY AND IN A FEW DAYS A STRONG MUTUAL AFFECTION HAD SPRUNG UP BETWEEN THEM TO GIBBEY SAMBO SPEEDILY BECAME ABSOLUTELY LOVING AND TENDER AND GIBBEY MADE HIM FULL RETURN OF DEVOTION THE NEGRO WAS A MAN OF IMMENSE MUSCULAR POWER LIKE NOT A FEW OF HIS RACE AND LIKE MOST OF THEM NOT EASILY PROVOKED INHERITING NOT A LITTLE OF THEIR HARD LEARNED LONG SUFFERING HE BORE EVEN WITH THOSE WHO TREATED HIM WITH FAR WORSE THAN THE ORDINARY SUPERCILIOUSNESS OF WHITE TO BLACK AND WHEN THE RUDEST OF CITY BOYS MOCKED HIM ONLY SHOWED HIS TEETH BY WAY OF SMILE THE ILL CONDITIONED AMONG LUCKY CROWS CUSTOMERS AND LODGERS WERE CONSTANTLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS GOOD NATURE AND PRESUMING UPON HIS FORBEARANCE BUT SO LONG AS THEY CONFINED THEMSELVES TO MERE INSOLENCE OR EVEN BARE FACED CHEATING HE ENDURED WITH MARVELLOUS TEMPER IT WAS POSSIBLE HOWEVER TO GO TOO FAR EVEN WITH HIM 
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