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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. 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
en a little? One night in the spring, entering Lucky Croale’s common room, he saw there for the first time a negro sailor, whom the rest called Sambo, and was at once taken with his big, dark, radiant eyes, and his white teeth continually uncovering themselves in good-humoured smiles. Sambo had left the vessel in which he had arrived, 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. ULL FOR EVIL TO OCCUPY THEM EVEN A LITTLE ONE NIGHT IN THE SPRING ENTERING LUCKY CROW'S COMMON ROOM HE SAW THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME A NEGRO SAILOR WHOM THE REST CALLED SAMBO AND WAS AT ONCE TAKEN WITH HIS BIG DARK RADIANT EYES AND HIS WHITE TEETH CONTINUALLY UNCOVERING THEMSELVES IN GOOD HUMORED SMILES SAMBO HAD LEFT THE 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
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