Uncle Tom's Cabin

In the book Uncle Tom's Cabin what does George Harris do that makes his master “…feel an uneasy consciousness of inferiority”?

In Chapter 2 of Uncle Tom's Cabin what does George Harris do that makes his master “…feel an uneasy consciousness of inferiority”?

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George is very clever, and invents a machine for cleaning hemp at the factory where his master hires out his slave laborers. When the jealous master learns of George's success, however, he relegates him to the most menial farm work.

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