Oroonoko or the Royal Slave
By (author): "Aphra Behn"
Publish Date:
1688
ISBN1419139312
ISBN139781419139314
AsinOroonoko or the Royal Slave
Original titleOroonoko
And turning to the men that had bound him, he said, "My friends, am I to die, or to be whipped?" And they cried, "Whipped no, you shall not escape so well." And then he replied, smiling, "A blessing on thee"; and assured them they need not tie him, for he would stand fixed like a rock, and endure death so as should encourage them to die; "But, if you whip me," said he, "be sure you tie me fast."