He went to his lawyer , and told him to begin writing out the papers that would make Tom free . It took some time to make a slave free . ` Well , Tom , ' said Mr. St. Clare the day after he had spoken to his Lawyer , ` I 'm going to make a free man of you . So have your trunk packed and get ready to set out for home . ' Joy shone in Uncle Tom 's face . ` Bless the Lord , ' he said , raising his hands to heaven . Mr. St. Clare felt rather hurt . He did not like Tom to be so glad to leave him . ` You have n't had such a very bad time here that you need be in such rapture , Tom , ' he said . ` No , no , mas ` r ! ta n't that . It 's bein ' a free man ! That 's what I 'm joyin ' for . ' ` Why , Tom , do n't you think that you are really better off as you are ? ' ` No , indeed , Mas ' r St. Clare , ' said Tom , very decidedly ; ` no , indeed . ' ` But , Tom , you could n't possibly have earned by your work such clothes and such nice , comfortable rooms and good food as I have given you . ' ' I knows all that , Mas ' r St. Clare . Mas ' r has been too good . But , mas ` r , I 'd rather have poor clothes , poor house , poor everything , and have 'em mine than have the best , and have 'em any man 's else . I had so , mas ` r. I thinks it 's nature , mas ` r. ' ' I suppose so , Tom .
You will be going off and leaving me , in a month or two , ' he XXXXX , rather discontentedly .
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