Chains

The Locktons have arranged a dinner party to celebrate the capture of rebel prisoners. The meal consists of extravagant dishes and many courses. Madam Lockton goes to great lengths to prepare her outfit and makeup for the party, including false eyebrows and a wig. The guests dine and discuss the developments in the war, focusing on the success of the Loyalists. The room becomes over warm, and Madam Lockton’s eyebrow falls into her food. Isabel is run ragged making many trips up and down the stairs with food service. She overhears the table conversation and worries about Curzon in the prison.

When dinner is over, instead of dumping the table scraps in the privy, Isabel hides them in the shrubbery, planning to deliver the food to Curzon. She gets her chance on Monday when the house is vacant. The weather has turned cold, and she must line her shoes with newspaper to stay warm. She takes the scrap bucket to Bridewell prison and tells the guard she is there to visit her brother. The guard steals half the food in the pail but allows her in to see Curzon.

Curzon has a bullet wound in his leg and has seen many horrible sights during battle.