Tuesday, December 3—Friday, December 13, 1776
- Lady Seymour gets sick again, and Madam attempts to persuade the doctor to send her to Charleston to recover. The doctor says that the journey would kill her, though, which is, you know, precisely what Madam has in mind. Lockton decides that Isabel will take care of her until she's well.
- While conditions in the prison have improved by the time Isabel makes it there several days later, she's still shaken by the sight of frozen bodies piled up in the halls. She continues to visit Curzon, although he's not in the mood to talk.
- The next day, Lady Seymour calls Isabel in and makes her a list of things to get at the market. Isabel tries to persuade her to eat a biscuit, telling her that she needs strength from food as she heals. Lady Seymour says that she thought Isabel liked her eating less—after all, it means more food for her to take to the prison.
- Isabel is stunned that Lady Seymour knows her secret, but Lady Seymour tells her that she thinks what Isabel is doing is honorable. She should, though, be careful, as Madam would definitely not agree.
- One of Isabel's errands is to visit the bookstore. The bookstore owner gives her a copy of Thomas Paine's Common Sense, saying that the book is so controversial that he should really burn his remaining copies rather than give them away. Still, the message is essential for anyone who desires liberty, which most definitely describes Isabel.