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"But what is wanted is strong black youths," the Captain excitedly, slapping Spark on his shoulder. "I won't have Ibos. They're soft as melons and kill themselves if they're not watched twenty-four hours a day. I will not put up with such creatures!"
This piece of dialogue is said by Captain Cawthorne when he is talking to the first mate Nicholas Spark when Jessie is meeting him for the first time right after being kidnapped. The dialogue is very powerful because it shows the Captain seeing the slaves as animals and "creatures" when he exclaims his last sentence. A reader can sense his ruthlessness and merciless character because he knows exactly what we wants when it comes to this trade and will do anything to get what he wants.
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