The narrative is interrupted again for a description of Uncle Tom and his family. His “cabin” is described as a one-room log house. Inside is Tom’s wife, Aunt Chloe, preparing an evening meal. Two young boys, Mose and Pete, are playing with a baby girl about a year old; these are Tom and Chloe’s three children. The family has a guest, the Shelbys’ son George, who is teaching Tom to write and is going to stay for supper. While the meeting is taking place, the scene changes briefly to the Shelby dining room, where Shelby is settling his debt to Haley. Haley promises, unconvincingly, to try to find a good home for Tom.
