` Thy husband hath escaped , and will be here to-night . ' ` To-night ! ' repeated Eliza , ` to-night ! ' Then it seemed as if the room and everything in it swam round her , and she fell into Rachel 's arms . Very gently Rachel laid her down on the bed . Eliza slept as she had not slept since the dreadful night when she had taken her boy and run away through the cold , dark night . She dreamed of a beautiful country -- a land , it seemed to her , of rest -- green shores , pleasant islands , and lovely glittering water . There in a house , which kind voices told her was her home , she saw Harry playing happily . She heard her husband 's footstep . She felt him coming nearer . His arms were around her , his tears falling upon her face , and she awoke . It was no dream . The sun had set , the candles were lit . Harry was sleeping by her side , and George , her husband , was holding her in his arms . CHAPTER IX UNCLE TOM 'S NEW HOME Uncle Tom soon settled down in his new home . He was as happy as he could be , so far away from his wife and dear little children . He had a kind master . Mrs. St. Clare , however , was not nearly so nice as her husband . She was cruel , and would often have beaten her poor slaves , but Mr. St. Clare would not allow it . She always pretended that she was very ill , and spent most of her time lying on a sofa , or driving about in her comfortable carriage .
Mrs. St. XXXXX said she really was too ill to look after the house , so everything was left to the slaves .
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