Note 122 — Chapter IV

For fear of appearing to misinform people who are always ready to mind other people’s business before looking after their own, I hasten to add that the legal practice of slavery has, of course, been abolished in Air since the advent of the French. The psychology and habit of slavery, nevertheless, still remain as strong as ever, and master and slave continue to regard each other by mutual consent in the light of their former relationship. I therefore propose to refer to slaves and the custom of slavery as if they were still sanctioned by law.