you and bringing you up."

"Then why have you not been kind to me? As far back as I can remember
you have always treated me ill; you have made me work for you; and yet
never even spoken kindly to me. I have wanted to know things, and you
have never answered my questions, but called me a fool, and told me to
hold my tongue. You have made me hate you; and you have often told me
how you hated me--you know you have."

"It's true, quite true," replied he, as if talking to himself. "I have
done all that he says, and I have hated him. But I have had cause.
Come here, boy."

"No;" replied I, "do you come here. You have been master, and I have
been boy, long enough. Now I am master and you are boy, and you shall
find it so."

Having said this, I walked out of the cabin and left him. He cried out,
"Don't leave me;" but I heeded him not, and sat down at the edge of the
flat ledge of the rock before the cabin. Looking at the white dancing
waves, and deep in my own thoughts, I considered a long while how I
should behave towards him. I did not wish him to die, as I knew he must
if I left him. He could not obtain water from the rill without a great
chance of falling over the cliff. In fact, I was now fully aware of his
helpless state; to prove it to myself, I rose and shut my own eyes;
tried if I could venture to move on such dangerous ground, and I felt
sure that I could not. He was then in my power; he could do nothing; he
must trust to me for almost everything. I had said, let what would
follow, I would be master and he boy; but that could not be, as I must
still attend upon him, or he would die. At last the thought came
suddenly upon me--I will be master, nevertheless, for now he shall
answer me all my questions, tell me all he knows, or he shall starve.
He is in my power. He shall now do what I have ever tried to make him
do, and he has ever refused. Having thus arranged my plans, I returned
to the cabin, and said to him:

"Hear what I say--I will be kind to you, and not leave you to starve, if
you will do what I ask."

"And what is that?" replied he.

"For a long while I have asked you many questions, and you have refused
to answer them. Instead of telling me what I would know, you have
beaten me or thrown stones at me, called me names, and threatened me. I
now give you your choice--either you shall promise to answer every
question that I put to you, or you may live how you can, for I shall
leave you