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MY EARLIEST RECOLLECTIONS—I FIND MY MOTHER RATHER A DULL COMPANION—I MAKE FRIENDS WITH OLD THOMAS—THE RETURN OF MY MASTER’S FAMILY—MY FIRST INTERVIEW WITH MY DEAR MISTRESS—ANNIE...

My master’s family had been away from home for a long, long time,—so long that I had almost given up hope of seeing them again, and was getting very impatient; besides, my life...

And going back a few steps, and then coaxing me to follow her, I found for myself the truth of what she said. It was not pleasant to have that great iron thing in my mouth, of c...

But my unruly spirit was by no means tamed. After much thinking over what had happened to me, and much wondering as to what might happen, I made up my mind to run away.

I LEARN TO DRAW MY MISTRESS’S CARRIAGE—I SEE THE WORLD, AND LISTEN TO EVIL COUNSEL—A TRICK, AND WHAT CAME OF IT—AFTER ALL, HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.

In my time, fairs in England were very common, and they were held in most of the important country towns twice a year, in the spring and in the fall.

A REAL GRIEVANCE—RICHARD AND I DECLARE WAR AGAINST EACH OTHER—A STRUGGLE—I GAIN A VICTORY, AND AM CONQUERED IN MY TURN—I CHANGE MASTERS, AND ENTER A NEW PHASE OF EXISTENCE.

I TRAVEL TO ALL PARTS OF ENGLAND, AND MAKE ACQUAINTANCE WITH EVERY VARIETY OF PEOPLE—AT LENGTH I GO TO LONDON—REGENT STREET IN MIDDAY—A RECOGNITION—I MAKE MY FIRST APPEARANCE IN...

As days passed on, and still I neither saw nor heard anything of my dear mistress, my heart misgave me. Was it possible, after all, that she had forsaken me? Would she give me b...