Question

What is The best explanation for why Douglas describes the kindness shown by master Hugh and his wife in chapter 10 of narrative of life of Frederick Douglass

Answer 1

for  three days, Douglass happily prepares to leave Colonel Lloyd’s plantation. ... Douglass is astounded by the strange kindness of his new mistress, Sophia Auld. Mrs. Auld has never owned a slave before and seems untouched by the evils of slavery