Chapter 37: "A Visit to England"

In this chapter, Mrs. Bruce dies and Linda is devastated. Now, Mr. Bruce takes Linda to England with his daughter, Mary, so that she can see some relatives. Linda, Mr. Bruce, and Mary arrive in Liverpool. Linda feels great in England because for once in her life, she is not treated as if she was a slave and as if she was lower than them. She compares the English life to the American life and finds that there are a significant amount of differences. Although they were also treated unfairly, Linda believe that life as an English slave is better than that of an American's. Linda stays in England for a good ten months since she is genuinely happy there.

Chapter 36: "The Hairbreadth Escape"

In this following chapter, Linda finds out that Mr. Thorpe (Mrs. Hobbs' brother) contacted Dr. Flint and told him where Linda was hiding. Linda confesses to Mrs. Bruce about her being a fugitive slave, and Mrs. Bruce contacts her attorney. He helps Linda go to Boston with Ellen and William. When they arrive to their destination Ellen finally sees Benny, her brother, and the family lives there with Linda's friend. Linda teaches Ellen how to read and write since she never got the chance to learn. The corrupting power of slavery is shown in this chapter when Mr. Thorpe sends a letter to Dr. Flint telling him where Linda was. It wasn't fair since he had no right to tell Dr. Flint that she was in hiding and her whereabouts. She was living a seemingly happy life until that happened and she has to run away again. At least she ran away to Boston and her family can reunite with Benny again.

Chapter 35: "Prejudice Against Color"

In this chapter, Linda goes on a vacation with Mrs. Bruce to Albany since she is taking care of Mary. Since Albany is farther North, Linda experiences some extreme prejudice. A waiter refuses to serve her, she can't sit with Mary on her lap, and the servants won't even bring food for her to eat. Linda also travels to Brooklyn to see Ellen who warns her not to visit Mrs. Hobbs' because her brother is visiting from the South. After her encounter with many people who are prejudice against her even though they had the same skin color, she refused to be treated that way and stood up for her rights. In this case, it worked for her and she got her respect.

Chapter 34: "The Old Enemy Again"

In this chapter, Linda receives a letter from Dr. Flint who pretends to be his son, Mr. Flint. The letter consists of some kind words to make Linda go back to her "home". Linda knows of this trick and she does not respond to it. Linda finds out that Dr. Flint was going back to New York to look for her. After she hears this, she tells Mrs. Bruce that she has to leave for Boston to do some business. Linda leaves for Boston and stays there for a month. Her son, Benny, goes up North and is very excited about it since he is now a "free boy." When Dr. Flint cannot find Linda, he returns to Edenton and Linda goes back to New York. The corrupting power of slavery is shown in this chapter since Dr. Flint still has a form of control over her. She is still considered his slave and he is still her owner/master. Even though she is no longer with him physically, he still finds a way (letter) to get to her and try to make her go back to him.

Chapter Thirty-Three "A Home Found"

In this chapter, the readers find out that Linda is now a nurse maid for an English woman named Mrs. Bruce. Linda takes care of her baby, Mary, during this time. Linda's legs being to swell up because she keeps bringing Mary up and down the stairs. Mrs. Bruce takes care of Linda by calling in a physician to check up on her. Ellen is still with Mrs. Hobbs and to clothe her, Linda uses the money she earned to help pay for Ellen's clothes. Althoughthis was a pretty sad event, the ending starts to brighten up. Linda looks out the window and sees her brother, William, outside. The two brother and sister reunite in the end. The corrupting power of slavery is shown in this chapter when Linda cannot help Ellen. She is not able to visit Ellen without feeling like she is helpless since Linda feels as if she can't help Ellen.

Chapter Thirty-Two "The Meeting of Mother and Daughter"

In this chapter, Linda and Fanny finally arrive in New York. Linda sets out to find her daughter Ellen and much to her surprise, she runs into her on the street. She finds out that Ellen is now living Mr. Sands cousin, Mrs. Hobbs. Linda visits Ellen and finds out that she is not attending school, which meant that Mr. Sands broke his promise about educating Ellen. Linda also discovers that Mrs. Hobbs is planning on giving Ellen away to her oldest daughter so that she can be her maid. Linda believes that she does not have the right to control her daughter's future since she is not freed yet. She writes to Dr. Flint insisting that he frees her. He says that he will consider it if she goes back to Edenton.

Chapter Thirty-One "Incidents in Philadelphia"

In this chapter, Linda and Fanny finally arrive in Philadelphia. The boat captain introduces them to Reverend Jeremiah Durham. He lets Fanny and Linda stay five days with him and his wife before they take a train to New York. One of Mrs. Durhams friends who lives in Philadelphia offers to go to New York with her and Fanny. Upon arriving to the train, Linda gets her first taste of Northern prejudice. She is told to sit in the back of the train cart since blacks were not allowed to sit in the first-class section. The corrupting power of slavery is indirectly shown in this chapter. Linda experiences the prejudice experiences in the North. It is also like the South since they weren't being treated equally either. Although it was not slavery, it was a form of it indirectly.