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Behind the Scenes. 33 that I had just hushed into slumber, Mr. Bingham came to the door and asked me to go with him to his study. Wondering what he meant by his strange request, I followed him, and when we had entered the study he closed the door, and in his blunt way remarked: " Lizzie, I am going to flog you." I was thunderstruck, and tried to think if I had been remiss in anything. I could not recollect of doing anything to deserve punishment, and with surprise exclaimed: " Whip me, Mr. Bingham! what for % " " No matter," he replied, " I am going to whip you, so take down your dress this instant." Recollect, I was eighteen years of age, was a woman fully developed, and yet this man coolly bade me take down my dress. I drew myself up proudly, firmly, and said: " No, Mr. Bingham, I shall not take down my dress before you. Moreover, you shall not whip me unless you prove the stronger. Nobody has a right to whip me but my own master, and nobody shall do so if I can prevent it." 2*
Title | Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House |
Creator | Keckley, Elizabeth |
Publisher | G.W. Carleton & Co. |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | 1868 |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000038 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | Behind the Scenes. 33 that I had just hushed into slumber, Mr. Bingham came to the door and asked me to go with him to his study. Wondering what he meant by his strange request, I followed him, and when we had entered the study he closed the door, and in his blunt way remarked: " Lizzie, I am going to flog you." I was thunderstruck, and tried to think if I had been remiss in anything. I could not recollect of doing anything to deserve punishment, and with surprise exclaimed: " Whip me, Mr. Bingham! what for % " " No matter," he replied, " I am going to whip you, so take down your dress this instant." Recollect, I was eighteen years of age, was a woman fully developed, and yet this man coolly bade me take down my dress. I drew myself up proudly, firmly, and said: " No, Mr. Bingham, I shall not take down my dress before you. Moreover, you shall not whip me unless you prove the stronger. Nobody has a right to whip me but my own master, and nobody shall do so if I can prevent it." 2* |
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