. . . "Such a man as London is certainly aware that to teach the slaves to read is an illegal act, and he may have been unwilling to betray whoever had been his preceptor even to my knowledge; at any rate, I got no answers from him but: Wen, missis, me learn; well, missis, me try; and finally: Well, missis, me 'spose Heaven help me; to which I could only reply that I knew Heaven was helpful, but very" .