es by helping escaped slaves. Rachel Halliday and Ruth Stedman are motherly and sympathetic;Simeon and Phineas are quietly brave. They take good care of George and Eliza and make it possible forthem to escape to Canada. Dorcas nurses Tom Loker back to health after George Harris shoots him. Shedoesn't quite convert him to her beliefs, but she does get him to give up slave-catching. AUGUSTINE ST. CLARE - Augustine St. Clare, Tom's second master, is handsome, worldly,and charming. He indulges his slaves in his elegant New Orleans house and debates the issue of slavery withhis cousin from Vermont. Most of all, St. Clare hates hypocrisy. Believing that slavery is wrong, he left theplantation he inherited with his twin brother because he didn't really want to be a slavemaster. St. Clarethinks black people will eventually gain their freedom, but he isn't sure how it will come about. In themeantime, he rails with equal fervor against Southern ministers who claim slavery is supported by the Bible,and Northerners who criticize slavery but won't let black children into their schools. EVANGELINE ST. CLARE - Evangeline St. Clare is a beautiful child, spiritually as well asphysically. She is filled with goodness and love. Her kindness to those around her, especially the slaves,brightens their lives, and leads some of them to embrace the Christianity she so instinctively radiates. Eva isresponsible for St. Clare's purchase of Uncle Tom, and Tom becomes her special friend. The two spendhours poring over the Bible and discussing religion. The black slave and the little blonde girl are kindredspirits. But Eva- whose name suggests the Evangelist- becomes ill and dies. On her deathbed, she distributeslocks of her hair and loving wishes to everyone around her. MARIE ST. CLARE- Marie St. Clare is a beautiful but spoiled woman who ignores ...
