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[Toby G Levy]

        Chapter 72 begins on page 694. Mason and Dixon are doing their
final surveying task and it bores Mason who would rather be doing
something more to do with astronomy.  They decide to travel south
together after the task is done. They wind up in Baltimore and the
Reverend says this is when the famous incident of Dixon taking away a
slave-driver's whip occurred.  Uncle Ives protests that there is no
proof this actually happened, but Wicks says he believes the story.


vw#136: vendue - an auction.

        Dixon met the slave driver first in a pub at night. He tells
Mason and Dixon of an auction taking place the next day. He speaks in a
very mean spirited manner and Dixon feels the urge to strike him. He
tells Dixon he ought to bid on a mulatto woman and Dixon replies that he
is not in the market.  The slave driver is surprised at Mason's
disinterest.

Toby