Black Boy Fifth Response

Richard and Uncle Tom have never really got along since the day they met each other, and finally Tom goes off the edge. When Tom asked Richard what time it was, and Richard gave him the time. But Tom thought Richard was lying, so he told Richard to tell him the real time, so Richard checked again and said, "The time was close enough." And Tim gets extremely belligerent telling Richard that he would give him the , "Whipping of his life!" That is why Richard is so angry at Uncle Tom.