Legally now property, she is taken by a slave trader to New Orleans to be sold. On the riverboat ride there, he makes it clear that he intends to rape her, but desists when she tries to hang herself; as a beautiful, cultured young woman who can pass for white, she is far too valuable to risk losing.
Legally, she is now considered property, and a slave trader takes her to New Orleans to be sold. During the riverboat journey, he makes it clear that his intention is to assault her, but spares her life when she attempts to take her own; as a stunningly beautiful, refined young woman who can pass for white, she is too valuable to risk losing.