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Chapter 19 Sept. 26, 1793Mattie dreams of food.She wakes to a couple of robbers in the coffeehouse, who dont see her at first.One robber gets too close to Matties face as he is swinging the grandfathers sword and she cries out.They grab her and ask her where the strongbox is she says its already been stolen.Matties scream wakes grandfather.He comes downstairs with a rifle and threatens to shoot. The robbers dont believe him. Grandfather shoots and misses; one robber jumps on him.Chapter 19 (cont.)Mattie grabs the sword and swings it at the robbers, cutting oneShe threatens to kill them with it so the robbers jump out the windowGrandfather apologizes to Mattie for leaving her alone - he diesShe covered him with a tablecloth but couldnt bring herself to cover his face because he had such a kind faceShe spent the rest of the night at his side, cryingChapter 20 Sept. 27, 1793Mattie woke to someone yellingBring out your dead.She realized she must bury grandfather so she chased down the cart driverShe retrieved Grandmothers portrait from upstairs so she could bury Grandfather with itShe went with the cart driver to the burial squareShe demanded the men bury grandfather respectfully and with a prayerOne of the men had a book of Psalms, so Mattie read a passage from it, then thanked the men and leftChapter 20 (cont.)Mattie wanders the empty streets and tries to figure out what to doShe realizes she must find food and wanders to the market, only to find it emptyShe then sees the Federal Gazette office is open and asks Mr. Brown to place an ad for motherHe is unable to do that, so she leavesShe wanders on trying to figure out what to do - she trips over a broken doll and hears a child cryingThe little girl says her mama is brokenChapter 21 Sept. 27, 1793Mattie picked up Nell and tried to findsomeone to care for her. Someone suggested she look for Reverend Allens group - while walking, she notices someone who looks like Eliza and tries to find herNell bites a man who tries to dance with MattieThey continue to look for Eliza. Finally, Mattie yells Eliza. Eliza comes out and hugs Mattie.Chapter 22 Sept. 27, 1793Mattie tells Eliza what has happened to her and grandfather, and how she found NellEliza takes them to her brother Josephs houseEliza tells Mattie that Mother is still aliveJoseph is still in bed recovering from fever; his wife died the week before and he is still upsetMother Smith, who had been taking caring of Joseph and his twin sons, makes Mattie eatMattie tells Eliza everything including how grandfather diedEliza explains how she, as a member of the Free African Society, has been helping fever victims Chapter 23 Sept. 28, 1793Mother Smith advises Mattie not to love Nell and to take her to the orphan house.The next day, Mattie and Eliza take Nell to the orphan house.The orphan house was too full and the woman asked if they could find someone else to care for her.They pass the Ogilvies and Eliza updates Mattie on what happened to Colette OgilvieAs they pass the Peale house, daisies rain down from the window Mattie knew it was Nathaniel BensonThey all go back to Josephs. Since Joseph is better, he suggests that Mattie help Eliza with fever victims and he will watch the kids.Chapter 24 Oct. 1, 1793After working with the fever victims allday, Mattie and Eliza return to Josephs apartment to find that Robert, William and Nell are all sick with yellow fever.Mattie suggests that its cooler at Bush Hill and that they have French physicians who could helpEliza says its too crowded; they have to do it themselvesMattie wants to take them to the coffeehouse where its coolerChapter 25 Oct. 14Mattie and Eliza take Nell, Robert and William to the coffeehouseAfter four or five days caring for the children, Eliza thinks they should call a doctor to have the children bledMattie argues that the French doctors have the right treatment and the children should not be bled.Eliza decides to trust Mattie.Mattie walks out into the garden and is so tired that she lays down and falls asleep.Chapter 26 Oct. 23Mattie wakes up in the garden to find frostShe runs into the coffeehouse and tells ElizaThey take the children outside to cool them offLater that day, Joseph sends food to the coffeehouse so they feed themselves and the childrenEliza decides they needed to move all of the furniture outside to destroy the pestilenceThe childrens fevers have brokenMattie heads to the market she sees Nathaniel there. He explains how they survived at the Peale houseHe reassures Mattie that her mother will be home soonChapter 27 Oct. 30Philadelphia has gradually returned to what it was like before the feverNathaniel and Mattie spend a lot of time togetherMattie is still worried about her mother she hasnt heard anythingEliza, Mattie, Joseph, Mother Smith, and the children have a thanksgiving feastJoseph thinks Mattie should sell the coffeehouse because she needs the money for her dowryMattie says shes not selling and asks Eliza to become her partnerJoseph tells them they need a lawyer to write the agreement in order to protect themselvesChapter 28 Nov. 10The coffeehouse has been open for business for three days and is very crowdedStew has been selling well and Mattie has a lot of ideas about how to improve business free samples of apple cake entice customers to buy more foodNathaniels paintings hung on the walls he had already sold someNathaniel comes into the coffeehouse and tells them the president has returned. They go out on High Street to see him. Many people are returning to Philadelphia with the president.After the president passed, a carriage stops at the coffeehouse. Mother is home.Chapter 29 Nov. 10Mother introduces Mattie to Mrs. Ludington Mother cannot walk without helpMrs. Ludington explains what happened When mother got to the farm and realized Mattie and grandfather did not make it, she went looking for themLudingtons found her near death on the side of the roadMrs. Ludington leaves to go back to the farm. Mattie tells mother that reopening the coffeehouse was her idea. She also tells Mother that grandfather died in Sept.Mattie tells mother everything that happened since grandfather died; then helps her upstairs to bed.Epilogue Dec. 11Mattie is now in a routine where she wakes up early, makes coffee, and sets out the breakfast dishesShe goes out on High Street and watches the lamplighter extinguish the street lamps.She reflects on the awful time they have endured and, as the sun rose, realizes that she must get back to work