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The part when Lady Seymour dies upsets me. She has a seizure after dinner. It's so bad the next morning,she can't talk or move her legs. It's impossible to take care of herself, so the duty falls to Isabel. She overhears Madam ask the doctor when LadySeymour will die.There's a lot at stake here.Its all about the money."When will she die.I overheard Madam say"(265)It's sad because when Madam dies Isbabel is in trouble

The part when Lady Seymour dies upsets me.Lady She has a seizure after dinner. It's so bad that the next morning, she can't talk or move her legs. It's impossible to take care of herself, so the duty falls to Isabel. She overhears Madam ask the doctor when Lady Seymour will die. There's a lot at stake here besides money, since if she dies before the ball,Madam will have to be away and won't be able to wear her gown.

I got upset when Ruth got a seizure. Isabel had just come downstairs and walked into the kitchen seeing Ruth in the middle of one of her "fits". When Madam saw Ruth on the floor she started screaming that Ruth was the devil and starting throwing stuff at both Isabel and Ruth." The broom came down on my back,once,twice,but it didn't matter"(94). This part upset me because I know someone who has had multiple seizures.

Mr. Roberts is a very selfish man. When his only family member left, Miss Mary Finch, he stole her money when she was on her deathbed. When she died Mr. Roberts gained property of her slaves and instead of keeping them he wanted to sell them right away for money. " These girls are fine girls, they'll go quickly. Give me a half an hour on your front steps, and well both be walking away with heavier pockets.(15)

In my book Chains two young black girls have been sold to a very cruel family. Their new owners dislike the younger girl because sometimes she has these weird medical problems. One day the older sister woke up and her sister was gone. Isabel the older sister got in a fight with her owner and then she got punished. This story takes place in New York in 1776 the year of the Revolutionary War. Her owners are loyalists.