Regarding Mr. Thornhill and his Negroes

One day the lass was called to the barn and Mr.Thornhill followed. Many of the slaves could hear the screams and the pleas that came from the barn. They could hear someone begging not to be killed. The parents of Ester and other slaves stopped their task and listened and were dumfounded at the fear in the voice of the lass. Then all went silent in the barn. The slaves resumed their task, but they were in deep distress. That was the last time that Ester was seen alive. Henry Thornhill, knowing that the lass was now pregnant decided to kill her and to get some of the slaves to bury her in the barn. Mr. Thornhill usually enlisted the help of slaves such as Bing and Fred to help in the burial of those slaves that he had killed. Ms. Thornhill knew that slaves such as the parents of that lass were fearful for their lives, so they never mentioned a word about such a sordid and heartless deed. A deep gloom fell on the faces of the parents. Maryanne pretended that she would visit the horses. This way she could assess the situation. That was when she noticed the color of grief written in tears on the faces of the parents, Teo and Mena.