THE FIGHT

Summary (Continued)

PART 6

Dana sponges Rufus off and bandages his ribs, which helps him with the pain. Sarah comes in, and she hugs Dana as well. Sarah tells Dana that Margaret had left to live with her relatives in Baltimore. Relieved that she wouldn't have to deal with his mother, Dana gives Rufus some of the aspirin she has brought with her. She is also told to stay in his room for the night and nurse him when he needs help. Nigel tells her that Carrie's baby is his and that they are married. Before he leaves the room, he asks if Rufus had really been beaten by white men. Dana won't answer out of fear of eavesdroppers. But he eventually uses Isaac's name, and Dan nods silently. Nigel is relieved he got away.

The next morning, Dana and Rufus have breakfast together. He laughs that his father would do some cussin' if he found them eating together. It makes Dana put the biscuit she was eating back on the tray. Rufus tells her not to worry, because his father is really a fair man; not likeable, but fair. He also comments about how young she still looks, which forces Dana to explain as much as she knows about what is happening to them. He is incredulous, but much more believing than before. Furthermore, she tells him that she wants to find Kevin, and he........

PART 7

Isaac and Alice are free for four days, but are finally caught on the fifth. Dana doesn't find out about it until the seventh day after they ran away. On that day, Rufus feels well enough to drive into town, supposedly to mail Dana's letter and complete some other errands. However, he had heard that Isaac and Alice had been caught, so now he is going to bring her home. While they are gone, she and Sarah do work around the house since Sarah has been in charge of the work there since Margaret left. Dana tells Sarah that if the opportunity arises, she........

PART 8

Dana does her best for Alice, but the dog bites are quite severe. It looks as if they just allowed the dogs to chew on her as she lay on the ground after the whipping. Dana asks what has happened to Isaac and learns that he was sold to a trader taking slaves overland to Mississippi. It is a terrible fate for the man who just wanted to.........

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