But to whatever motive, direct or indirect, the cause may be referred, I had not been in his possession three whole days, before he subjected me to a most brutal chastisement.
In his autobiography, Douglass describes the swift and brutal punishment he received from his new master, Covey, shortly after arriving at his farm.
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