Read the excerpt from Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African.

’Tis at the service of the afflicted,—and a much greater matter: for, in serious truth, it casts a sad shade upon the world, that so great a part of it are, and have been so long, bound in chains of darkness, and in chains of misery.

What is Sterne’s purpose in this excerpt?

to describe slavery as just one of many different types of injustices in the world
to explain that slavery is deeply rooted in society and impossible to fight
to show that slavery is a terrible practice that has brought misery to too many people
to argue that sooner or later people will do the right thing and abolish slavery

from the count of monte cristo there are two synonyms of the word “grotto”. these words are chamber and cavern.

the scene now shifts back to the shelby plantation in kentucky, where  aunt chloe  has just received the letter tom wrote her with little eva's . mrs. shelby tells her husband about the letter, in which tom says that although his new family is kind, he still longs to return to his "real home."

mr. shelby, in the meantime, has still been plagued by debt. mrs. shelby offers to raise money, especially so that they can buy tom. mr. shelby becomes angry, and his wife lets the unlikely hope drop for the present. chloe then calls for mrs. shelby and asks if she could be hired out as a pastry cook in louisville in order to earn money for tom. mrs. shelby gives chloe her blessing.