I feel like one who has for many years been a slave, but who is, at last, free." Jabez kissed her, but was silent.

To him, it had been a great trial to rebel.

He knew that he was right, and would have done it again, if necessary; but it was a terrible thing to him to have openly withstood the father to whom he had, from childhood, rendered almost implicit obedience.
On his return, Zephaniah did not renew the subject; but from that time, there was a great change in the moral atmosphere of the house.

Zephaniah was still master in all matters of daily work; but in other respects, Jabez had completely emancipated himself..