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为奴十二年_[美]所罗门.诺瑟普(CHAPTER12) 第(3/5)页

Eachoneistasked, therefore, accordingtohispickingabilities, none, however, tocomeshortoftwohundredweight.I, beingunskillfulalwaysinthatbusiness, wouldhavesatisfiedmymasterbybringinginthelatterquantity, whileontheotherhand, Patseywouldsurelyhavebeenbeatenifshefailedtoproducetwiceasmuch.

Thecottongrowsfromfivetosevenfeethigh, eachstalkhavingagreatmanybranches, shootingoutinalldirections, andlappingeachotherabovethewaterfurrow.

Therearefewsightsmorepleasanttotheeye, , likeanimmaculateexpanseoflight, new-fallensnow.

Sometimestheslavepicksdownonesideofarow, andbackupontheother, butmoreusually, thereisoneoneitherside, gatheringallthathasblossomed, , , , eithercarelesslyorunavoidably, wasguiltyintheleastdegreeinthisrespect.

Thehandsarerequiredtobeinthecottonfieldassoonasitislightinthemorning, and, withtheexceptionoftenorfifteenminutes, whichisgiventhematnoontoswallowtheirallowanceofcoldbacon, theyarenotpermittedtobeamomentidleuntilitistoodarktosee, andwhenthemoonisfull, , norreturntothequarters, howeverlateitbe, untiltheordertohaltisgivenbythedriver.


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