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Miss Mary Finch, the owner of Isabel and Ruth, has died.
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Isabel and Ruth are sold to the Locktons, who are loyalists.
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They arrive in New York and Madam Lockton is very protective over her chest. She also shows how mean she can be by slapping Isabel across the face.
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Isabel meets a slave boy named Curzon that wants her to spy.
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Isabel has started spying and brought Patriots to the Lockton house to look for notes and things between the english. Mr. Lockton was arrested even though they didn't find anything.
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Ruth was having a seizure or a "fit" and Madam thought the devil was in her. Madam was beating her with a broom. Also Madam didnt sell her but wanted to.
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Madam was being really nice to her slaves and gave them warm milk with cinnamon and. Isabel had a really good and long sleep and when she woke Ruth was gone. She found out that Madam sold her. Isabel and Madam had a great fight.
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Isabel ran to Colonel Regan to save her but he didn't so she tried to run but didn't make it. When she woke she was being brought the dungeon under City Hall. She got scared because of all the men fighting and a crazy women was in her stall.
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Isabel was brought to City Hall where Madam said she wanted her to get branded with an I for Insolence.
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Isabel got the brand and was wounded and hurt. She awoke at Lady Seymours house where she took good care of her. But Isabel eventuraly had to go bad.
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Lockton returned and sent Isabel over the help Lady Seymour. While she was over there one night (later on) there was a fire and Isabel helped her out of the house with a picture of her husband.
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Isabel starts going up to the prison to give Curzon and others food to keep them alive. They got intrapped during a small war.
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Lady Seymour was struck with a fever and couldn't move after a little. She was no way going to get better and Madam wanted her to pass.
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Madam heard that Isabel took a note from a Patriot so she locked her up while she was at the ball. But Isabel got out and took some money from Lady Seymour and was going to find Ruth since she was never really sold.
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Isabel escapes and goes to get Curzon out of jail. Then they escape to find Ruth. (book ends here)
