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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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