Friday, September 27—Saturday, November 16, 1776
- Winter is rapidly approaching, and as if mud from the rain and blood from the war weren't enough, New York is now covered in layers of ash from the fire, which turns everything from the ice on the ground to the tops of buildings an ugly gray color. Isabel feels gray inside and out, filled with depression and sadness. She considers joining Curzon and becoming a rebel again, but quickly silences the voice in her head. To her disappointment, Isabel discovers that the plants from the seeds she planted that belonged to her mother are dead from neglect.
- Lady Seymour is getting better, and she surprises Isabel by having the seamstresses she hires to sew her a new wardrobe make Isabel a new cloak and long skirt for winter as well.
- One morning, Isabel goes to the Tea Water Pump to find a crowd of people in chaos. The British have captured the rebel forces at Fort Washington, and rows of American soldiers taken prisoner are being marched to the prison near the pump. Isabel catches a glimpse of Curzon, whose red hat is now faded to brown, and watches the prison guards lock the American soldiers in.