The night air was sweet but also full of mystery and secrets. He listened to the breathing of six other slaves who lay with him on the dirty floor of the crowded cabin. Glancing at the open doorway, Pascal suddenly found a shadow moving by the doorway, so he whispered, “Who’s that?” “Pascal? It’s me, Gideon.” “Gideon? You are back? Is that really you, Gideon?” Pascal could hardly believe it. His heart was filled with happiness. Gideon ran away from the plantation two years ago. He wasn’t caught or killed in the war, as everyone had thought.
“Yes, it’s me. I have come back for you and mama. “But Gideon, mama was dead. She kept asking for more food for the slaves, and the overseer (监工) shot her down.”
Gideon pulled Pascal to his side and hugged him, crying over his mama’s death and saying, “all the time, I want to tell mama that we are free now.” “Free?” Pascal held his breath and wiped his eyes. “Are you sure, Gideon?” “President Lincoln freed us slaves two years ago. And still better, we’re going to have our own land.”
“Land?” Men from other cabins rushed to crowd around Gideon, telling one another what Gideon had just announced.
41. Pascal found it difficult to sleep that night because he was worried ________.
A. why the air seemed full of secrets
B. that other slaves would suddenly stop talking with him
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