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| 11 | 498 | But View more quotes about surely">surely he must understand that the intelligence of a woman did not disappear in the searing moment her flesh took the iron, or the instant that her small neck felt clasped upon it a steel band. |
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| 11 | 495 | Ellen cast a quick, frightened glance at her master but his gaze reassured her that her response had been apt. |
| 11 | 496 | Indeed, she saw, with mixed feelings, that he regarded her as a quick, bright slave. |
| 11 | 497 | She feared that that might put him more on his guard against her. |
| 11 | 498 | But surely he must understand that the intelligence of a woman did not disappear in the searing moment her flesh took the iron, or the instant that her small neck felt clasped upon it a steel band. |
| 11 | 499 | Ellen, head down, continued to clear. |
| 11 | 500 | She made as little noise as possible. |
| 11 | 501 | "It has all been so exciting," said the woman. |