Characters


 * Characters**

__Isabel:__ Isabel is an African-American slave girl who has scars from smallpox. Her mother died from the smallpox when she was young. She has a younger sister named Ruth. __Ruth:__ Isabel's younger sister, also an African-American slave with smallpox scars. She is very quiet, and willing to work, but seems timid and childish. __Mr. Robert Finch:__ The nephew of Miss Mary Finch, Isabel's previous owner. He is cruel and unkind to the slave girls. __Madam Lockton:__ The matron of the Lockton family, she is cruel and cold and has no love for anyone that is not a loyalist. She is Ruth and Isabel's new owner, and mistreats them. __Master Lockton:__ A strong loyalist. He vows he will do anything for his King, and that the rebels should be ashamed that they are not doing everything possible to support Great Britain. He treats the slaves somewhat better than Madam does, though he still does not acknowledge them as human beings. __Becky:__ One of the Locktons' slaves. She is kind to Isabel and Ruth and tries to help them as much as she can. __Curzon:__ A slave boy working for a patriot, he asked Isabel to spy on Master Lockton and report back to him so he could alert the rebels. __Lady Seymour:__ Master Lockton's aunt. She treats Isabel more respectfully than the Locktons do. 25/25