But now, my dear, I trust you see the necessity of the thing, and you see that I have done the very best that circumstances would allow." "O yes, yes!" said Mrs.Shelby, hurriedly and abstractedly fingering her gold watch,--"I haven't any jewelry of any amount," she added, thoughtfully; "but would not this watch do something ?--it was an expensive one, when it was bought.

If I could only at least save Eliza's child, I would sacrifice anything I have." "I'm sorry, very sorry, Emily," said Mr.Shelby, "I'm sorry this takes hold of you so; but it will do no good.

The fact is, Emily, the thing's done; the bills of sale are already signed, and in Haley's hands; and you must be thankful it is no worse.

That man has had it in his power to ruin us all,--and now he is fairly off.

If you knew the man as I do, you'd think that we had had a narrow escape." "Is he so hard, then ?" "Why, not a cruel man, exactly, but a man of leather,--a man alive to nothing but trade and profit,--cool, and unhesitating, and unrelenting, as death and the grave.