He worked, me as hard as the amount of labor permitted.

He committed abominable crimes against my privacy and the delicacy of my feelings--and all the time I could not rebel.

I could only think of running away from the boat, and was nearly at the point of doing so, when he crowded me too far one day, and pushed me to the point of one of those frenzied revolts for which the Dutch are famous.
[1] The author insists that "cruelized" is the exact word to express his meaning, and will consent to no change .-- G.v.d.M.
A little girl peeking at me from an orchard beside the tow-path tossed me an apple--a nice, red juicy apple.

I caught it, and put it in my pocket.

That evening we tied up at a landing and were delayed for an hour or so taking on freight.