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1  From fearing Mrs. Ruffner I soon learned to look upon her as one of my best friends.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III.
2  I cannot now recall how long I lived with Mrs. Ruffner before going to Hampton, but I think it must have been a year and a half.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III.
3  I had heard so much about Mrs. Ruffner's severity that I was almost afraid to see her, and trembled when I went into her presence.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
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4  Mrs. Ruffner had a reputation all through the vicinity for being very strict with her servants, and especially with the boys who tried to serve her.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
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5  I decided, however, that I would rather try Mrs. Ruffner's house than remain in the coal-mine, and so my mother applied to her for the vacant position.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III.
6  At any rate, I here repeat what I have said more than once before, that the lessons that I learned in the home of Mrs. Ruffner were as valuable to me as any education I have ever gotten anywhere else.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III.
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