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| 27 | 2459 | There were front curvatures on the front View more quotes about plate">plate, and back curvatures on the rear plate, such that, matched, each set of curvatures, in a circular fashion, encloses an ankle. |
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| 27 | 2456 | In a moment Ellen's ankles were clasped by slave hobbles. |
| 27 | 2457 | These were not common ankle chains. |
| 27 | 2458 | This particular device consisted of two hinged plates of metal, matching in their way, each of the two plates containing two hemispheric curvatures. |
| 27 | 2459 | There were front curvatures on the front plate, and back curvatures on the rear plate, such that, matched, each set of curvatures, in a circular fashion, encloses an ankle. |
| 27 | 2460 | The device is swung shut about the ankles; it is held shut on the left by the hinge; on the right, there are projecting perforations, one on each plate, with matching apertures; the tongue of a padlock is passed through these two apertures; the padlock is then snapped shut, and this closes the device on the right, fastening it on the slave. |
| 27 | 2461 | The ankles are separated by something like six inches. |
| 27 | 2462 | The slave can stand in such a device, though often with difficulty, and can walk, though, too, with difficulty, taking slow tiny steps. |