'
Just at this moment a little boy came dancing into the room where Mr.
Shelby and Haley were talking.
He was a pretty, merry little fellow, the son of a slave called Eliza,
who was Mrs. Shelby's maid.
'There now,' said Haley, 'give me that little chap, as well as Tom, and
we will say no more about the money you owe me.'
'I can't,' said Mr. Shelby. 'My wife is very fond of Eliza, and would
never hear of having Harry sold.'
'Oh, very well,' said Haley once more, 'I must just sell your house.'
So again Mr. Shelby gave in, and Haley went away with the promise that
next morning Uncle Tom and little Harry should be given to him, to be
his slaves.
CHAPTER II
ELIZA RUNS AWAY WITH LITTLE HARRY
Mr. Shelby was very unhappy because of what he had done. He knew his
wife would be very unhappy too, and he did not know how to tell her.
He had to do it that night, however, before she went to bed.
Mrs. Shelby could hardly believe it. 'Oh, you do not mean this,' she
said. 'You must not sell our good Tom and dear little Harry. Do anything
rather than that. It is a wicked, wicked thing to do.
'There is nothing else I can do,' said Mr. Shelby. 'I have sold
everything I can think of, and at any rate now that Haley has set his
heart on having Tom and Harry, he would not take anything or anybody
instead.
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