Sunday, July 21—Tuesday, August 20, 1776
- If you think Isabel and Madam had a chilly relationship before Madam sold Ruth, you ain't seen nothing yet—when Lady Seymour brings Isabel back to the Lockton house, Madam won't even speak at her, let alone make eye contact.
- You know who does want to talk to Isabel, though? Curzon. He spends a lot of time hanging around outside the Lockton home trying to get her attention. Still sore about how Colonel Regan and Bellingham broke their promises to her, though, she continues to ignore him.
- Becky finally tells Isabel that she has to talk to Curzon and tell him to stop stalking her; if she doesn't, Madam will probably have him arrested. Not wanting to have that on her conscience after everything else, Isabel finally approaches him.
- Curzon tells Isabel how sorry he is about everything that's happened, but tries to persuade her that the cause of freedom is still worth fighting for. Isabel, however, is about fed up with the rebels and their alleged liberty cry—the Patriots want freedom, but refuse to see their slaves as humans deserving of freedom, too. She tells Curzon to take a hike and that she never wants to see him again.