Twenty-Seven to Twenty-Nine

"New Destination for Children: 27"
In this chapter, Mrs. Flint threatens to tell Mrs. Sands that Mr. Sands is the father of Linda' children. However, Mr. Sands already tells his wife that he fathered them indirectly. Mrs. Sands wants to take care of Benny and give Ellen to her sister instead. Linda does not want them to be enslaved so she tells her grandmother to speak to Mr. Sands to free them. He says they are free but he does not want them in Edenton since Dr. Flint may find them and say that he owns them. Ellen is sent to Brooklyn and Benny is sent to the North to live with Uncle Philip. Dr. Flint is enraged and Mrs. Flint tells her daughter to steal Linda's children back.

"Aunt Nancy: 28"
In this chapter, we find out that Aunt Nancy is a slave who was in Dr. Flint's family. While Aunt Nancy was pregnant, she had to take care of Mrs. Flint also. She has a miscarriage after miscarriage over the time of six years. Nancy takes care of Linda since she was in hiding and on her sixth year of hiding, Nancy dies. Since Linda still cannot be seen, she watches the funeral from her shed . This is a very sad chapter since someone close to Linda passed away.

"Preparation for Escape: 29"
In this chapter, the readers find out that Linda has been hiding in her shed for seven years. Since the shed is such a tiny space, she cannot walk right. Fanny runs away from the auction-block and Linda finds out. Fanny is hiding in Aggie's hut which is owned by Linda's grandmother. Linda finds out from Peter that there is a boat that Linda can run away to.However, her grandmother tells her not to go since someone was brutally murdered there. Fanny goes instead. Her grandmother take Linda into a storeroom so that she can stretch her legs and that is when a black maid, Jenny, walks in. Linda believes that she saw her so she is afraid. Linda talks to Peter about running away. Before she does, she finally sees her son, Benny, then leaves.