Part Four: Polly Summary

Polly is growing increasingly desperate to find work in the big house with the white family where she feels she belongs. She is excited then when she receivers word that one of the slave girls that usually serves dinner has had to rush to her mother's side after she was bit by a snake in the rice fields. To cover for the girl's absence, Lena, the head serving slave, has asked Polly and Amari to serve tonight's meal. Polly is sure that once the Derby's see her in action, they'll realize that her talents are being underused in the slave quarters and they'll move her inside. Teenie warns the girls to be very careful inside the house, to do just as Lena says, and not to touch anything. Amari is nervous and doesn't want to be in such close...