Twelve Years a Slave, Chapter 20 요약

줄거리

1. Bass meets Platt privately on Christmas morning, reports no reply, and promises to visit Saratoga after finishing his jobs.
2. Bass conceals his purpose while Edwin Epps praises Platt’s strength, skills, and monetary value.
3. Platt plays music at several plantations, including Miss Mary McCoy’s generous feast and William Pierce’s overnight celebration.
4. Epps whips Platt for oversleeping, and Platt fears that Bass’s death could destroy his hope of freedom.
5. On January third, Epps threatens the freezing workers before a carriage arrives and two men approach through the field.
6. The narrator pauses the scene to turn back to August and trace the effects of Bass’s letter.

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눈여겨볼 점

Bass offers personal loyalty when the missing reply leaves Platt desperate. His promise replaces uncertain correspondence with a plan to seek help directly.

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