He loved to do it , and could not bear to be long away from his little mistress . He gave up sleeping in his bed , and lay all night on the mat outside her door . One day Eva made her aunt cut off a lot of her beautiful hair . Then she called all the slaves together , said good-bye to them , and gave them each a curl of her hair as a keepsake . They all cried very much , and said they would never forget her , and would try to be good for her sake . A few nights later Miss Ophelia came quickly to Tom , as he lay on the mat outside Eva 's door . ` Go , Tom , ' she said , ` go as fast as you can for the doctor . ' Tom ran . But in the morning little Eva lay on her bed , cold and white , with closed eyes and folded hands . She had gone to God . Mr. St. Clare was very , very unhappy for a long time after Eva died . He had loved her so much , that now his life seemed quite empty without her . He did not forget his promise to her about Tom . He went to his lawyer , and told him to begin writing out the papers that would make Tom free . It took some time to make a slave free . ` Well , Tom , ' said Mr. St. Clare the day after he had spoken to his Lawyer , ` I 'm going to make a free man of you . So have your trunk packed and get ready to set out for home . ' Joy shone in Uncle Tom 's face . ` Bless the Lord , ' he said , raising his hands to heaven . Mr. St. Clare felt rather hurt .
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