As the book comes to a close, so does Isabel’s window of freedom. As the ball (which is being thrown in honor of the Queen’s birthday) is coming near, Mrs. Lockton is very busy. This makes Isabel’s daily routine to the water pump and prison a lot easier. On the day of the ball, Isabel’s trip to the pump came with an unexpected visitor. She was called upon by Captain Morse to give a penny to his friend, Captain Farrar, as the Rebels weren’t allowed to leave their houses because of the ball. When Isabel went to go give the penny to the Captain, he had given her a note to give to Morse. She was going to take it on her next trip to the pump. When she got back to the Lockton’s, Madam was waiting for her. One of Madam’s friends had seen Isabel talking to Captain Farrar and him giving her the note. In an act of defiance, Isabel threw the note in the fire. During the fight, Madam told Isabel that Ruth was actually in Charleston. Fortunately for Isabel, Madam’s hairdresser came to do her hair for the ball. To avoid any more problems with Isabel, Mrs. Lockton had Hannah lock Isabel in a potato bin. After everyone left for the ball, Isabel broke some boards of the bin and managed to escape. She decided to leave for good and go find Ruth. But Isabel decided to go to Lady Seymour’s room. When she was there, she saw Lady Seymour’s coin purse. She decided to take it, but Lady Seymour had woken up. She told Isabel that, she should take the coins and told her to run. Isabel was about to cross the river, but she decided to go get Curzon. She got Curzon out of the prison and crossed her “river Jordan” with him in tow.