In a short time he had gone to join his little Eva . CHAPTER XVII UNCLE TOM 'S NEW MASTER There had been great grief in the house when Eva died . Now there was not only sorrow , but gloom and fear . The kind master was dead , and the poor slaves asked themselves in despair what would happen to them now . They were not long left in doubt . One morning Mrs. St. Clare told them that they were all to be sold . She was going back to her father 's house to live , and would not want them any more . Poor Uncle Tom ! The news was a dreadful blow to him . For a few days he had been so happy in the thought of going home . Once more , after all these years , he thought he would see his dear wife and little children . Now , at one stroke , he had lost both his kind master and his hope of freedom . Instead of going home , he was to be sent farther away than ever from his dear ones . He could not bear it . He tried to say , `` Thy will be done '' , but bitter tears almost choked the words . He had one hope left . He would ask Miss Ophelia to speak to Mrs. St. Clare for him . ` Mas ' r St. Clare promised me my freedom , Miss Feely , ' he said . ` He told me that he had begun to take it out for me . And now , perhaps , if you would be good enough to speak about it to missis , she would feel like going on with it .
Seeing it was XXXXX ' r St. Clare 's wish , she might . '
Eva Feely Mas Tom XVII choked days left missis years