-LSB- Illustration -RSB- Scarcely seeing what he did , George looked out his luggage , and gathered his little party . They were landed on the shore , and stood still till the boat had started again . Then with tears of joy , the husband and wife , with their wondering little boy in their arms , knelt down and lifted up their hearts to God . They were free . CHAPTER XIX UNCLE TOM FINDS FREEDOM The letter which Miss Ophelia wrote to Mrs. Shelby , telling her that Tom was to be sold again , was delayed a long time in the post . When at last it did arrive , Mr. Shelby was very ill , and though Mrs. Shelby felt dreadfully sorry about Uncle Tom , she could do nothing , as her husband was so ill . Soon Mr. Shelby died . Mrs. Shelby was very sad , but in her sorrow she did not forget her promise to Aunt Chloe and Uncle Tom . As soon as she could , she sold some land , and George Shelby , taking the money with him , went off to try to find Uncle Tom and buy him back again . But by the time George Shelby , came to the place where Mr. St. Clare used to live , Uncle Tom had been sold to Legree , and no one knew where he had gone . At last , after searching about for months , George Shelby found out where Uncle Tom was , and followed him . Two days after Legree had been so cruel , George Shelby drove up the avenue and stopped at the door of the old house . ' I hear , ' he said to Legree , ` that you bought a slave named Tom . He used to belong to my father . I have come to buy him back again . ' Legree 's face grew black with anger . ` Yes , I did buy such a fellow , ' he growled in rage . ` And a bad bargain it was , too ! The most rebellious , saucy , impudent dog ! Set up my niggers to run away .
He owned to it , and , when I bid him tell me where they were , he XXXXX he knew , but would n't tell .
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