has
been working hard at Cutler's tavern, and I mean really hard. Mrs. Cutler is a serious task
master, and Lyddie can barely catch a moment to herself. Fortunately, Lyddie is a hard worker,
and that earns her the respect and friendship of Triphena. That's helpful to Lyddie in Chapter
Five, because in this chapter Mrs. Cutler decided to go to Boston to sell the maple sugar and
visit some family. Because of the reduced workload (Mrs. Cutler isn't there anymore), Triphena
encourages Lyddie to go visit her family as well.
Lyddie first goes to see
Charlie at the mill, but she is surprised that she can't find him there. The reason is that
Charlie is still in school, which upsets Lyddie. She's being worked to the ground, and
Charlie's family is allowing him to go to school. Lyddie is disgusted at the situation and
slightly worried that Charlie will forget his real family.
The next place
that Lyddie decides to visit is their former farm. To her surprise she finds a runaway slave in
the house. This is a new experience for Lyddie for two reasons. One, she has never seen a
runaway slave before and thoughts of the reward money do creep into her head. Two, Lyddie has
never seen a black man before.
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