dinner.
charleston!
 now count five finger lengths up from the front two stars of the big dipper, and that's the north star, that's her.
it helps her to know mother's there.
how far away?
are we safe here?
we could go stay at aunt charlotte's farm. she's to the west.
samuel.
samuel, get up to the house. you heard father.
quiet.
samuel!
you're hurt.
thomas, please, thomas.
papa, look what they did to thomas.
but what about thomas?
no, not tomorrow.
it's him! i told you it was him!
i told you, things would get better.