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#1 (Anderson 66)
"I have news." "Of Lockton?" "And More" 
Contrasts and Contradictions 

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#1 (Anderson 66)
"I have news." "Of Lockton?" "And More" 
Contrasts and Contradictions 

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When Curzon first asked Isabel if she would be willing to spy on the Locktons, she refused. However, in this scene, Isabel is seen sneaking out past curfew in order to deliver news on the Lockton's and their plan to bribe the patriots to become loyalists. Isabel contradicted what she said before about not being willing to help Curzon because he later promised Ruth and her's freedom if she were to tell him any secret information.

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#2 (Anderson 79)
"'Twas clear he did not think me a spy"
Aha! Moment 

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#2 (Anderson 79)
"'Twas clear he did not think me a spy"
Aha! Moment 

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After coming back from being arrested, Mr.Lockton walks past Isabel and pays her no mind. Isabel realizes that he does not suspect her to have told Mr.Bellingham about their secret plan and money, and it's extremely relieved. If Mr.Lockton had figured she was a spy, who knows what he would have done to her. Also, because she is not suspected of being a spy, she can still continue to share information with Curzon without causing suspicion.

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#3 (Anderson 80)"As she applied the compress to her swollen, split lip, she scolded me for not scraping candle wax that had dripped on the floor. We both knew it was a lie."

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#3 (Anderson 80)"As she applied the compress to her swollen, split lip, she scolded me for not scraping candle wax that had dripped on the floor. We both knew it was a lie."

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Using the context clues of Mrs. Lockton's lip being split after her argument with Mr.Lockton, I infer that Mr.Lockton hit her. What I didn't understand was why was she did not say anything. Had this happened before? Was a divorce not socially excepted during this time period?

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#4 (Anderson 90)
"We must kill their commander." Lockton drew in his breath sharply. "With Washington gone, the revolution will collapse." 

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#4 (Anderson 90)
"We must kill their commander." Lockton drew in his breath sharply. "With Washington gone, the revolution will collapse." 

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The original plan of bribing the rebels into becoming loyalists with land and money, was unsuccessful. The loyalist's new plan is to kill George Washington. I wonder, how could they not only manage to kill him, but also cover it up? And, if they are successful with this plan, will Ruth and Isabel ever be free? With no George Washington the patriots will have no one to guide them and are bound to fall apart.

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#5 (Anderson 87)
"Madam stepped toward the opening, but Lockton filled the frame."

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#5 (Anderson 87)
"Madam stepped toward the opening, but Lockton filled the frame."

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If Mrs.Lockton already knew that Mr.Lockton was meeting with the mayor, why would he hide what was inside with his body? In the next few pages it says that there was a map on the table, in the room of the meeting. I think that there was something to do with the plan to kill Washington or another plan on the map. But, why would Mr.Lockton try and hide this from Mrs.Lockton? Why did he not want her to know?

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"I would run straight to the shed behind Bellingham's house. tap on Curzon's window, tell him the news and hurry home."
Contrasts and Contradictions
Earlier in the story, Curzon tried to convince Isabel to spy on the Lockton's for his master, Bellingham but Isabel  would never have thought of spying. This is because of what could end up happening to her. But know since she has information on the Lockton's, dislikes how they treat her and Ruth, and wants her and her sisters  to be free she wants.

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"When Becky left for the night, I held  my sisters hand and walked her down the steep stairs."
Again and Again.
During the story Isabel 's little sister, Ruth had been comforted  by her. She had taken the blame for her, patted her back, and held her hand throughout the story. This made me think how Isabel is in a big sister role or a mother figure to Ruth. This is because Isabel is always doing stuff to make sure Ruth is okay.

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"Madam once again set herself on her walnut lined chest, which sat in front of the hearth."
Again and Again.
Like earlier in the story Madam doesn't want anyone to go through the walnut lined chest. This is because what is inside the chest. Before she told the soldiers that her lady parts/clothing were in there and they had no right to look through them. This time Madam is sitting on top of the sit and probably won't move until everyone is out of the room.

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"Should we do something? I asked."
Tough Question
Since Isabel and Ruth are pretty new to the home Isabel doesn't know her place. This is mostly because Ms. Mary Finch was a very nice master and never did some of the stuff Mr. Lockton and Madam have done to her. Another reason she asked this question was because he never saw Mr. Lockton this angry before and doesn't know what she is suppose to do in this situation.

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" wait Madam said. You can't arrest him, He's done nothing. To the contrary ma'am, Bellingham snapped. He has put the lives of thousands in jeopardy."
"I wonder"
During this part of the story I wondered if Mr. Lockton and Madam knew if someone spied on them/ leaked information out. I wondered this based upon the words and voice tone the author had Madam used cause it made her seem pretty calm in this situation. But the ways Madam has acted in the past have been way different. This was somewhat surprising and confusing.

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"'Idle gossip and pipe smoke,' I said. 'You hear it on every street corner. It's a wonder we don't all choke to death on it.'" Isabel is tired of all the gossip that goes around. Things changed everyday, and New York was always changing. One day the Loyalists had the power, and the next day the Patriots did. People always would have something to talk about concerning the king or the Rebels. People were interested in it and the progress of the war. Isabel wasn't as interested, and was more concerned with her and her sister's freedom.

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Figurative Language- Metaphor- "'The beast has grown too large,' the mayor said. 'If it breaks free of it's chains we are all in danger.'" The Loyalists were scared that the Rebels would obtain power instead of the king. The mayor compared the Patriots to a beast. The mayor was saying that if the rebels got their freedom, then everyone else would be in danger of them. The Loyalists did not endorse the Patriot's beliefs, and thought that everything would go downhill if the Patriots won the war.

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Text to self connection- "He traveled to Fairfield in Connecticut two days ago and came home late last night," I have many family members and friends who live in Fairfield. It's cool to think that the same place existed so long ago with the same name. Or even that I've walked on the same grounds as some people from history.

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Contrast and Contradictions- "I opened the latch, slipped out the gate, and ran." Isabel would usually never dare to do something wrong, as it resulted in painful punishment from Mrs. Lockton. Isabel contradicted her personal morals in order to tell Curzon about the money in Mrs. Lockton's trunk. Isabel is so desperate to get her and her sister freedom that she's willing to risk her life to imform Curzon on the news of Mrs. Lockton. This shows Isabel's determination to be freed, and it also showed how much she wanted her sister to be out of their suffering with her.

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"'I thought a Patriot such as yourself would welcome a chance to contribute to the army.'" I thought Bellingham was being very smart in this line. After news reached him that the Locktons might be Loyalists, he went to Elihu's house. By invading the Lockton's property, Bellingham would find out what side the Lockton's were truly on. If Elihu Lockton was a Patriot, then he wouldn't find issue with dontating to the Army. If he did have a problem, then it would be a cause for Bellingham to become suspicious and arrest him.

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"Make haste, girl, she hissed. You didn't start the fire. Why are you still abed."
Contrasts and Contradictions-
Isabel wouldn't wake up even though she was a slave that had worked for the Locktons. The Locktons wanted her to wake up and put the fire on in the kitchen and the one day that she didn't they got mad at her. Becky had warned her that they would be mad and they would do something bad to punish her because they have done it before. She was basically going against what the Locktons had said to do and that was not what they wanted her to do. Isabel would always wake up early because she would have to set the fire in the kitchen so that the house would be warmer.

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"Every soldier in New York was marching up island to attend the hanging of Thomas Hickey."
I don't see how watching someone die is entertaining and I don't know why they would want to attend it. I would not attend a hanging just to watch someone die. Isabel and Ruth did not want to go but all of the other people there apparently wanted to go to it. I woer why they thought that it was so entertaining.

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Contrasts and Contradictions-
"Becky sent me to fetch the Lady Seymour to help Madam get through having her husband arrested like that." Madam Lockton would not normally do that because she was always mad and not sad. She would not normally do that because she was very demanding and she was very mad at all of her slaves. This was kind of normal because she would always tell Isabel to do stuff that has something to do with labor. Another reason that this is a contrast and contradiction because Madam would not need help emotionally.

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"The next day I carried a basket of eels from the fish market to Wall Street, thinking of hot eel pie for supper. I had not eaten eel pie since Momma died."
Memory Moment- Isabel is thinking of her mother and when she used to make hot eel pie. She is remembering that because she had to get a basket of the eels that Madam had wanted her to get. She also got sad because her mom is dead now and she just can't forget about the hot eel pie.

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"Ruth had fallen at her feet and lay there, her body shaking violently. Peas were scattered across the floor."
Ruth had a moment where she was doing something for Madam but then she had one of her seizures and Madam had thought that she had the devil inside of her. Isabel told her that it was an illness because it is an illness that Ruth has and has had for a while. Madam had taken a broom and was going to hit Ruth with it or do something bad to Ruth.

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"That wretched women beat Ruth, I just knew it. She would beat her into total silence if I left her."

Isabel is very protective of Ruth, and Madam beating her leaves her infuriated, and sympathetic for Ruth. Isabel seemingly has a motherly instinct towards Ruth, and knows how to care for her, and tell if something is out of the ordinary. This shows Isabel's maturity, considering that she is forced to take on the role of a "working mother."

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"Thunder boomed in the distance as a summer storm approached. I ought check the cows, I thought. Storms made them nervous. More thunder rolled, and then a third wave. Fool, I scolded myself. The cows were in our old life, not this one."
Memory Moment
Isabel still imagines what like would be like with her father and mother by her side, and misses working with them. Her father protected her and her family, and her mother cares for her, and showed her more love than anyone had at any point in her life. These are two things that Isabel can no longer get, and she only knows how to cope with reality through these memories.

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"You need to be patient," he said with a frown. "The army has bigger fish to fry than you and your sister." "And I have bigger fish to fry than your army," I said with a whole lot more confidence than I truly felt.
Again and Again
As the story continues, I've noticed that Isabel is a lot more confident around Curzon, that anyone else. He brings out something in her that is hard for her to find anywhere else. It is possible that it could be the thrill of her secretive missions, or that the topic of escaping and freedom excites her. She may be trying to calm Curzon's nerves, by acting brave, and eliminating any worry he may have had for these confidential missions.

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"I tried to be brave like Momma or Queen Esther in the Bible, but I just knew there were hobgoblins awalking in the dark, looking to steal the breath from a girl's body."

Isabel truly looks up to her mother, though she cannot physically be there for her any longer. Whenever she does something, she does it for her, Ruth, and her mother. She asks herself; would my mother approve of this? Or; is this something my mother would do? In this situation, Isabel is admiring her mother's bravery, and is partaking in this threatening experience, so that the events following, lead up to her and Ruth's safety, which is all that Isabel's mother fought for every day, and wanted more than anything.

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"As I gathered the sheets, I watched the gate, waiting for the rebels to arrive to arrest the Locktons and reward me with our liberty."
Again and Again

Isabel cannot get over the fantasy of freedom. So much so, that she starts daydreaming about the Locktons being arrested, and Isabel and Ruth being rightfully freed. Isabel continues to mention it throughout the course of the story, and it is a repeating theme without a doubt. Having said that, If I was in Isabel's situation, I would always be thinking about the one day I would be freed. I would be wondering what my life would be like without the strain of working tirelessly as a slave.