SHELBY in Classic Quotes

1  "Mr. Haley, she is not to be sold," said Shelby.

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2  Mr. Shelby's laugh encouraged the trader to proceed.

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3  "That is the way I should arrange the matter," said Mr. Shelby.

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4  "I'm afraid mine are not properly brought up, then," said Mr. Shelby.

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5  "I'll think the matter over, and talk with my wife," said Mr. Shelby.

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6  Mrs. Shelby was a woman of high class, both intellectually and morally.

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7  "I tell you, Haley, this must not be spoken of; I say no, and I mean no," said Shelby, decidedly.

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8  "Well, take him away then," said Mr. Shelby; and hastily she withdrew, carrying the child on her arm.

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9  Some folks don't believe there is pious niggers Shelby," said Haley, with a candid flourish of his hand, "but I do.

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10  There was something so piquant and original in these elucidations of humanity, that Mr. Shelby could not help laughing in company.

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11  "It's a happy thing to be satisfied," said Mr. Shelby, with a slight shrug, and some perceptible feelings of a disagreeable nature.

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12  "Well, call up this evening, between six and seven, and you shall have my answer," said Mr. Shelby, and the trader bowed himself out of the apartment.

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13  "I don't want to make my fortune on her," said Mr. Shelby, dryly; and, seeking to turn the conversation, he uncorked a bottle of fresh wine, and asked his companion's opinion of it.

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14  His companion, Mr. Shelby, had the appearance of a gentleman; and the arrangements of the house, and the general air of the housekeeping, indicated easy, and even opulent circumstances.

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15  Mrs. Shelby, being entirely ignorant of her husband's embarrassments, and knowing only the general kindliness of his temper, had been quite sincere in the entire incredulity with which she had met Eliza's suspicions.

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16  The subject appeared to interest the gentleman deeply; for while Mr. Shelby was thoughtfully peeling an orange, Haley broke out afresh, with becoming diffidence, but as if actually driven by the force of truth to say a few words more.

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17  Mr. Shelby was a fair average kind of man, good-natured and kindly, and disposed to easy indulgence of those around him, and there had never been a lack of anything which might contribute to the physical comfort of the negroes on his estate.

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