He has an H burned into the palm of his hand . ' The hand with which George was taking the tickets and change trembled a little , but he turned calmly round , looked straight at the speaker , and then walked slowly away to where Eliza was waiting for him . It was a terribly anxious time , but at last the bell rang , the boat began to move , and George and Eliza drew long sighs of relief as they saw the shore getting farther and farther away . It was a lovely day . The blue waves of Lake Erie danced , rippling and sparkling , in the sunlight . Hour after hour the boat steamed on . Night came ; and in the morning , clear and beautiful before them , rose the shores of Canada . George and his wife stood arm in arm as the boat came near the little town , where they were going to land . His breath came thick and short ; a mist gathered before his eyes ; he silently pressed the little hand that lay trembling on his arm . The bell rang -- the boat stopped . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- Scarcely seeing what he did , George looked out his luggage , and gathered his little party . They were landed on the shore , and stood still till the boat had started again . Then with tears of joy , the husband and wife , with their wondering little boy in their arms , knelt down and lifted up their hearts to God . They were free . CHAPTER XIX UNCLE TOM FINDS FREEDOM The letter which Miss Ophelia wrote to Mrs. Shelby , telling her that Tom was to be sold again , was delayed a long time in the post . When at last it did arrive , Mr. Shelby was very ill , and though Mrs. Shelby felt dreadfully sorry about Uncle Tom , she could do nothing , as her husband was so ill . Soon Mr. Shelby died . Mrs. Shelby was very sad , but in her sorrow she did not forget her promise to Aunt Chloe and Uncle Tom . As soon as she could , she sold some land , and George Shelby , taking the money with him , went off to try to find Uncle Tom and buy him back again . But by the time George Shelby , came to the place where Mr. St. Clare used to live , Uncle Tom had been sold to Legree , and no one knew where he had gone .
At last , after searching about for months , George Shelby found out where Uncle XXXXX was , and followed him .
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