Lyddie 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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