Chapter 12 Summary

Flashy and Cassy make love most of the next day, paying no attention to the world outside. They dress for dinner but take it in the stateroom talking about Cassy's future, which she insists will be free of males, and her gratitude to Flashy. He is surprised when she lumps him with all other men for lust, selfishness, and cruelty, but also credits his surprising moments of kindness. Next morning, Flashy learns that they have missed the connection to Louisville and are heading to St. Louis—still in slave territory. The travelers are barely on speaking terms during their layover in St. Louis, when Flashy sees a fresh bill in the Governor's name offering a $100 reward for Tom Arnold and Cassiopeia, dead or alive. The physical descriptions are accurate.

Cassy gasps and explains that the Ohio River is the boundary between slave...