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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. 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
uple of feet higher on the wall. With such a passion of affection, then, finding vent in constant action, is it any wonder Gibbie’s heart and hands should be too full for evil to occupy them even 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. LIBERATOR AND HUNG THE CAGE A COUPLE OF FEET HIGHER ON THE WALL WITH SUCH A PASSION OF AFFECTION THEN FINDING VENT IN CONSTANT ACTION IS IT ANY WONDER GIBBEY'S HEART AND HAND SHOULD BE TOO FULL 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
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