Chapter 16 EXPERIENCE AT COVEY'S SUMMED UP-FIRST SIX MONTHS SEVERER THAN

THE SECOND-PRELIMINARIES TO THE CHANCE-REASONS FOR NARRATING THE

CIRCUMSTANCES-SCENE IN TREADING YARD-TAKEN ILL-UNUSUAL BRUTALITY

OF COVEY-ESCAPE TO ST. MICHAEL'S-THE PURSUIT-SUFFERING IN THE

WOODS-DRIVEN BACK AGAIN TO COVEY'S-BEARING OF MASTER THOMAS-THE SLAVE

IS NEVER SICK-NATURAL TO EXPECT SLAVES TO FEIGN SICKNESS-LAZINESS OF

SLAV