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| 6 | 1098 | View more quotes about indeed">Indeed, the slaves may have been forced to dig the pit themselves. |
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| 6 | 1095 | The advantage of a girl pit, from the point of view of the seller, is that the merchandise cannot be seen unless one comes to the edge of the pit, perhaps standing behind the railing, and looking down. |
| 6 | 1096 | This reduces to some extent casual viewing, and brings prospective customers into the proximity of the seller, who may then extol, and elaborate on the quality of, the merchandise. |
| 6 | 1097 | In a rich house the girl pit may be of metal and smooth-sided; in a country market it may be little more than a hole, and have for its railing, if it has a railing, only a rope strung about it on sticks. |
| 6 | 1098 | Indeed, the slaves may have been forced to dig the pit themselves. |
| 6 | 1099 | This arrangement can be unpleasant in inclement weather. |
| 6 | 1100 | The viewing area may, of course, be roofed with a tarpaulin, suspended on poles. |
| 6 | 1101 | Girls may also be exhibited on flatbed wagons, or even in common slave wagons, the blue-and-yellow canvas removed. |