Part I: Chapters XI - XV Summary

The next morning, Isabel is exhausted having not slept well the night before, but there is much to do around the home. She is only given a moment's rest when six soldiers come knocking on the front door. Her heart nearly leaps out of her chest when she sees that Bellingham is leading the pack of soldiers as they stride through the Locktons' home with crowbars, removing all the windows. They claim that they will be melting down the lead window frames to make bullets for the Patriot Army and that all Patriots are making great sacrifices at this time of need. Isabel wants to shout at the soldiers to look for the linen chest, but she restrains herself. Finally, one soldier shouts that he's found something and they all race upstairs as...