I saw in Sandy too deep an insight into human nature, with all his superstition, not to have some respect for his advice; and perhaps, too, a slight gleam or shadow of his superstition had fallen upon me.
Douglass reflects on the wisdom he perceived in a superstitious fellow slave, acknowledging the man's insight into human nature and the subtle influence of his beliefs.
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