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The wife may be dishonored in the presence of the husband, and, if he remonstrates or rebels, the miscreant who could burn with the lust will burn not less fiercely with a vengeance to be glutted upon his foiler.
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Mann describes the brutal reality of a husband witnessing the dishonor of his wife, emphasizing the violence inherent in slavery.
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