Anchor: Miss Howard's evidence, unimportant as it was, had been given in such a downright straightforward manner that it had never occurred to me to doubt her sincerity. 
Entailed: I never once doubted Miss Howard's testimony for an instant. She just seemed to honest and sincere.
Contradiction: I had suspicions about Miss Howard from the start. I never did like her.
Contradiction: A man is sleeping on the ground.
Contradiction: The slavers were harder to hunt.
Contradiction: A baby smacks his daddy.
Contradiction: The lady is smiling.