| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 16 | 815 | This View more quotes about jerked">jerked against the collar of the woman behind her, pulling her collar tight against the back of her neck, causing her to stumble forward, which movement was reflected in the motion of the third and fourth members of the small coffle, who must make hurried, awkward adjustments to retain their balance. |
| 16 | 816 | "Clumsy slaves!" cried another of Ellen's chain sisters. |
| 16 | 817 | At this moment, to Ellen's dismay, and that of her companions, the lead guard, seizing the first girl by the upper arm, pulled the coffle through the crowd, bringing it to a place just before the shelf. |
| 16 | 818 | Instantly Ellen, and the other girls on the shelf, frightened, went to first obeisance position. |
| 16 | 819 | "Kneel up," said a harsh voice. |
| 16 | 820 | With a rustle of chain Ellen and the others went to first position. |
| 16 | 821 | "These slaves," said the harsh voice, indicating the coffle in his charge, "are to be sold in the Curulean". |