Time and again they tried to kiss Belton, and he would sometimes have to exert his full strength to keep them at a distance.
He thought that while he was a nurse, he would do what he could to exalt the character of the colored women.

So, at every chance he got, he talked to the men who approached him, of virtue and integrity.
He soon got the name of being a "virtuous prude" and the white men decided to corrupt him at all hazards.
Midnight carriage rides were offered and refused.

Trips to distant cities were proposed but declined.

Money was offered freely and lavishly but to no avail.

Belton did not yield to them.