Mary Epps: Where you from, Platt?
Solomon Northup: I have told you.
Mary Epps: Tell me again.
Solomon Northup: Washington.
Mary Epps: Who were your Master?
Solomon Northup: Master name of Freeman.
Mary Epps: Was he a learned man?
Solomon Northup: I suppose so.
Mary Epps: He learn you to read?
Solomon Northup: A word here or there, but I have no understanding of the written text.
Mary Epps: Don't trouble yourself with it. Same as the rest, Master bought you to work, that's all. Any more'll earn you a hundred lashes.
Solomon Northup: I have told you.
Mary Epps: Tell me again.
Solomon Northup: Washington.
Mary Epps: Who were your Master?
Solomon Northup: Master name of Freeman.
Mary Epps: Was he a learned man?
Solomon Northup: I suppose so.
Mary Epps: He learn you to read?
Solomon Northup: A word here or there, but I have no understanding of the written text.
Mary Epps: Don't trouble yourself with it. Same as the rest, Master bought you to work, that's all. Any more'll earn you a hundred lashes.
Mary Epps : Where you from, Platt?
Solomon Northup : I have told you.
Mary Epps : Tell me again.
Solomon Northup : Washington.
Mary Epps : Who were your Master?
Solomon Northup : Master name of Freeman.
Mary Epps : Was he a learned man?
Solomon Northup : I suppose so.
Mary Epps : He learn you to read?
Solomon Northup : A word here or there, but I have no understanding of the written text.
Mary Epps : Don't trouble yourself with it. Same as the rest, Master bought you to work, that's all. Any more'll earn you a hundred lashes.
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