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DaisyA Christian girl separated from her parents, she travels south and struggles with illness and close supervision.First seen in chapter 1
Miss PinshonDaisy’s governess arrives and replaces her brief freedom with close supervision.First seen in chapter 1
Aunt GaryShe takes Daisy south after her father’s injury sends her parents abroad.First seen in chapter 1
MargaretShe tells Daisy that the workers lack access to church.First seen in chapter 3
DarryDaisy finds comfort in his friendship, but Preston strikes him across the mouth.First seen in chapter 3
MariaShe helps Daisy understand how to live her Christian faith.First seen in chapter 5
Dr. SandfordActing with Daisy’s father’s authority, he examines her school routine and plans to take her away.First seen in chapter 7
Mr. EdwardsThe overseer uses whipping to prevent enslaved people from attending Daisy’s readings.First seen in chapter 7
Mrs. SandfordShe stays in New York while Daisy chooses to begin school.First seen in chapter 8
St. ClairHer trick with Daisy’s cap provokes resentment that Daisy struggles to overcome.First seen in chapter 10
Mme. RicardDaisy enters her school, where crowded rooms and unfamiliar company leave her lonely.First seen in chapter 10
Miss CardiganShe offers Daisy kindness and comfort outside the fashionable society Daisy wants to impress.First seen in chapter 11
ThoroldDaisy arranges to visit the old fort with him.First seen in chapter 14

Chapter 1
Daisy travels south with Aunt Gary, falls ill, and faces close supervision after Miss Pinshon arrives.
Chapter 2
Daisy arrives at Magnolia and sees workers’ bare cottages and humble graves during a walk with Preston.
Chapter 3
Daisy begins demanding lessons, resolves to bring workers religious teaching, and sees Preston strike Darry.
Chapter 4
Preston explains forced labor to Daisy, who learns that Darry is punished for praying.
Chapter 5
Daisy gains permission for Sunday Bible readings and finds peace at a Christmas gathering in the kitchen.
Chapter 6
Daisy uses her new allowance to buy supplies for people on the estate as the kitchen gatherings grow.
Chapter 7
Daisy moves meetings to the cemetery, and Dr. Sandford announces that he will take her away.
Chapter 8
Daisy leaves Magnolia with Margaret and refuses to send her back after learning that Pete’s wife was sold.
Chapter 9
Daisy chooses cheaper clothes so she can buy warm clothing for Margaret and save money for others.
Chapter 10
Daisy enters Mme. Ricard’s school and struggles against resentment after St. Clair plays a trick with her cap.
Chapter 11
Daisy struggles with her desire for fashionable recognition and finds kindness during a visit to Miss Cardigan.
Chapter 12
Daisy wins a composition prize, faces sharper rivalry with St. Clair, and seeks Miss Cardigan’s guidance about anger.
Chapter 13
Daisy lets Margaret keep her wages and leaves school early for West Point on Dr. Sandford’s orders.
Chapter 14
Daisy rejects slavery’s expansion as Preston demands Southern loyalty and speaks readily about fighting.
Chapter 15
Daisy walks to Fort Putnam with Thorold, discusses the morality of fighting, and attends a cadet dance.
Chapter 16
Daisy grows closer to Thorold and rejects Preston’s demands that she avoid Northern men.
Chapter 17
Daisy stops attending the hops because they distract her from Christian duty, then leaves West Point.
Chapter 18
Daisy follows secession, gains confidence in Lincoln, and openly opposes her Southern schoolmates after the attack on Fort Sumter.
Chapter 19
Daisy accepts Thorold’s love before his departure for military duties and asks him to put Christ above her.
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