Thursday, December 26—Tuesday, December 31, 1776
- A couple days after Christmas, Sarah asks Isabel to go to the market with her because, due to the holiday season, there's no food left in the house. Isabel is still super confused about what to do regarding her associations with Captain Morse. On one hand, she has responsibilities to the American soldiers, but on the other, Madam pretty much promised to make her life even more of a living hell than it already is.
- You know what would make this already confusing situation even worse? Running into Captain Morse himself at the market. Morse begs her to take a message to his men in the prison and Isabel begs him to go away; finally, though, Isabel gives in and agrees to come to the tavern that afternoon to get the message.
- Later, Isabel finally gets her chance to go for water—a.k.a. visit the tavern. Captain Morse gives her a loaf of bread with a note baked inside of it and asks her to take it to Private Dibdin. The note contains the super fantastic news that Washington's army has beaten the British at Trenton. You go, General Washington.
- Isabel takes the bread to the prison, gives it to Dibdin, and takes off as quickly as she can; not long after, cries of celebration break out from the prison and the news begins to spread.