Mr Sands strongly believes that William left because he wanted his freedom. Mr. Sands told William that he would free him in 5 years anyways. In my opinion William is probably leaving because he doesn't have any trust and confidence in Mr. Sands and doesn't think that he will end up freeing him. This is why he ran away.
Slaves have very difficult lives and sometimes its hard to know what's going through their minds. In this case I don't believe it was rude for William to escape. William might've been scared and he didn't know what to do so he just left. I do think that William should've just stayed the next 5 years with Mr. Sands though. They got along fine and Mr. Sands can be a trusted person. William should've just stayed with Mr. Sands and then he could've gone out into the world (specifically the north) as a free man and everything would've been easier for him. He wouldn't have been caught and beaten! That could've been a better plan.
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