Part II.

        The name “Dated Master” A scary–COLONEL LLOYD’S PLANTATION–WYE Lake–WHENCE Its Identity–Condition Of the LLOYDS–Family Appeal–Meet Providing–Excursion Away from TUCKAHOE So you can WYE Lake–Scene Into the Getting Dated MASTER’S–Departure Out of Granny–Unusual Fulfilling Away from Siblings And you may BROTHERS–REFUSAL Are Comfortable–Sweet Sleep.

Lloyd

        One strange individual labeled in the 1st part just like the a keen target out-of scary one of the populace your little cabin, underneath the ominous label from “old learn,” was a person of a few consequence. He owned several facilities from inside the Tuckahoe; was the principle clerk and butler to the home plantation off Col. Edward Lloyd; had overseers by himself farms; and you can offered rules to overseers to your farms owned by Col. Which plantation is positioned to your Wye lake–the fresh new river acquiring their label, doubtless, off Wales, in which the Lloyds started. It (new Lloyds) is actually an old and you can honored family members inside Maryland, excessively rich. Our home plantation, where he has got resided, possibly to have a century or even more, is amongst the biggest, most rich, and greatest designated, from the condition.

and something even worse than just a keen angel–the person commonly effortlessly suppose I became not merely curious, however, eager, so you can known all that could well be identified. Unhappily in my situation, although not, all the info I am able to get regarding the your however, enhanced my personal great hate of being carried thither–to be split off and you will deprived of your safety of my granny and you may dad. Lees verder →