If he should discover her whereabouts, I shouldn't wonder if attempts were made to kidnap her; for men of his character are very unscrupulous, and there are plenty of caitiffs in Boston ready to do any bidding of their Southern masters.

If she were conveyed to the South, though the courts _ought_ to decide she was free, it is doubtful whether they _would_ do it; for, like Achilles, they scorn the idea that laws were made for such as they." "If I were certain that Mr.Fitzgerald knew of her being here, or that he even suspected it," said Mrs.Delano, "I would at once take measures to settle the question by private purchase; but the presumption is that he and the sister suppose Flora to be dead, and her escape cannot be made known without betraying the cause of it.
Flora has a great dread of disturbing her sister's happiness, and she thinks that, now she is away, all will go well.

Another difficulty is, that, while the unfortunate lady believes herself to be his lawful wife, she is really his slave, and if she should offend him in any way he could sell her.

It troubles me that I cannot discover any mode of ascertaining whether he deserts her or not.

He keeps her hidden in the woods in that lonely island, where her existence is unknown, except to a few of his negro slaves.