` Missis said that she would send down money for me , as soon as they could get it together , ' said Tom . ` Young Mas ' r George , he said he 'd come for me . He gave me this dollar as a sign , ' and Tom drew the precious dollar from under his coat . ` Oh , he is sure to come , then , ' said Eva , ' I am so glad . ' ' I wanted to send a letter , you see , to let 'em know where I was , and tell poor Chloe that I was well off , 'cause she felt so dreadful , poor soul . ' ' I say , Tom , ' said Mr. St. Clare , coming in at the door at this minute . Tom and Eva both started . ` What 's this ? ' Mr. St. Clare went on , coming up and looking at the slate . ` Oh , it 's Tom 's letter . I 'm helping him to write it , ' said Eva . ` Is n't it nice ? ' ' I would n't discourage either of you , ' said her father ; ` but I rather think , Tom , you had better let me write your letter for you . I 'll do it when I come home from my ride . ' ` It is very important that he should write , ' said Eva , ` because his mistress is going to send money to buy him back again , you know , papa . He told me they had said so . ' Mr. St. Clare thought in his heart that very likely this meant nothing . He thought it was only one of these things which good-natured people said to their slaves to comfort them when they were taken away from their dear ones to be sold . He did not really believe Mrs. Shelby meant to buy Tom back again . However , he did not say so out loud , but just told Tom to get the horses ready for a ride .
That evening the letter was written , and Uncle XXXXX carried it joyfully to the post-office .
Chloe Clare Eva George Mas Missis Mr. Tom money things