Be careful when you say that Sandy didn't have a slave role in _A Connecticut Yankee_. REmember that her role to the protagonist was as a guide, bound by the tradition of her culture to definite regulations. By having the protagonist marry her, Mark Twain may have been trying to make a point. Also, Twain was incredibly interested in the language of people, and Sandy babbled forever. Perhaps Twain was formatting slave language to Old English. Just some thoughts. JDD Concordia University River Forest.