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The Gentleman
Seedy Sam is a poor cab driver in London. One day, when he shows up at the stand with a horse that looks ready to drop, the Governor calls Sam out on mistreating the horse—and Sam details exactly why he and other poor drivers like him are essentially forced into abusing their horses. He insists that he’s a victim of his boss—who charges an exorbitant amount per day to rent a horse and cab—and of the laws that set fares so low that it requires working 16-hour days seven days per week to make a profit. Sam dies suddenly after falling ill. According to another man, Sam spent his last hours ranting about his boss, Skinner, and about never getting a day of rest.
Seedy Sam Quotes in Black Beauty
The Black Beauty quotes below are all either spoken by Seedy Sam or refer to Seedy Sam. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 13
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“[…] but what stuck in my mind was this, he said that cruelty was the devil’s own trade mark, and if we saw any one who took pleasure in cruelty, we might know who he belonged to, for the devil was a murderer from the beginning, and a tormentor to the end. On the other hand, where we saw people who loved their neighbours, and were kind to man and beast, we might know that was God’s mark, for ‘God is Love.’”
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Chapter 39
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“[…] and I say ‘tis a mockery to tell a man that he must not overwork his horse, for when a beast is downright tired, there’s nothing but the whip that will keep his legs agoing—you can’t help yourself—you must put your wife and children before the horse, the masters must look to that, we can’t. I don’t ill-use my horse for the sake of it; none of you can say I do. There’s wrong lays somewhere—never a day’s rest—never a quiet hour with the wife and children.”
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Seedy Sam Quotes in Black Beauty
The Black Beauty quotes below are all either spoken by Seedy Sam or refer to Seedy Sam. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 13
Quotes
“[…] but what stuck in my mind was this, he said that cruelty was the devil’s own trade mark, and if we saw any one who took pleasure in cruelty, we might know who he belonged to, for the devil was a murderer from the beginning, and a tormentor to the end. On the other hand, where we saw people who loved their neighbours, and were kind to man and beast, we might know that was God’s mark, for ‘God is Love.’”
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Chapter 39
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“[…] and I say ‘tis a mockery to tell a man that he must not overwork his horse, for when a beast is downright tired, there’s nothing but the whip that will keep his legs agoing—you can’t help yourself—you must put your wife and children before the horse, the masters must look to that, we can’t. I don’t ill-use my horse for the sake of it; none of you can say I do. There’s wrong lays somewhere—never a day’s rest—never a quiet hour with the wife and children.”
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