Chapter Ten "A Perilious Passage in the Slave Girl's Life"

In chapter 10, Harriet tells readers about Dr. Flint's new plan after her lover goes away. Dr. Flint believed that Harriet's fear of her mistress was the greatest obstacle of pursuing her. He informed her that he was going to build a small house for her in a place secluded from the town. Due to the fact that he kept pursuing her and his wife's jealousy, she became the biggest gossip news in her neighborhood. After she finds out that he already built the cottage for her, she tells him that she will never go there because she will become a mother in a few months. Without saying anything, he leaves the house. She goes to her grandmother's house and tries to confide in her. However, her grandmother shuts her out because of the vicious rumors about her and Dr. Flint. The corrupting power of slavery is shown in this chapter when all those gossip and lies had been spread around until they reached her grandmother and Harriet never had a say in it because it was easy to believe that a master would have sexual relations with his slaves. She then forgiven later on and her grandmother believed her.