<P> After the Dolphin sails away, Kit returns home to find that Mercy's fever has broken . In the middle of the same night, the townspeople come for Kit; Goodwife Cruff's husband has accused Kit of being a witch . The next day, after a night in the sheriff's freezing shed, she is asked to explain the presence of her hornbook in Hannah's house and a copybook with Prudence's name written throughout, as the townspeople fear that she and Hannah had been casting a spell over the girl . Kit refuses to explain that it is Prudence herself who wrote her name in the book, as she does not wish Prudence to get in trouble with her parents . Then, just as the case seems to be decided, Nat appears with Prudence, who testifies that she herself wrote her name in the hornbook . To demonstrate her literacy, Prudence reads a Bible passage and writes her name, thus convincing her father both that she is intelligent and that no witchcraft could be involved, as the devil would be foolish to allow a child to be taught to use the Bible against himself . While Nat is initially in trouble for returning and evades capture, Matthew Wood intervenes on his behalf and gets the sentence remitted because Nat came back to see justice done, not to cause further mayhem . </P> <P> Soon after, two engagements are announced: Mercy to William Ashby and Judith to John Holbrook . Kit decides to return to Barbados . However, she soon realizes that she is truly in love with Nat, and she waits for him to return . Nat returns to Wethersfield with his half bought ship, the Witch, named after for Kit . Kit asks to come on board the Witch but Nat says no, not until he owns the ship completely head to toe and they go off to visit Uncle Matthew . </P> <Ul> <Li> Katherine Tyler: Better known as "Kit," she is the protagonist, an independent, rebellious, and kind girl from aristocratic family in Barbados who lived with her grandfather before he died and struggles to find a new identity in Wethersfield as she lives with her Puritan aunt, Rachel in the colony . </Li> <Li> Sir Francis Tyler: Kit's grandfather (deceased). </Li> <Li> Hannah Tupper: A Quaker and outcast who is often rumored to be a witch . </Li> <Li> Nathaniel Eaton: Called "Nat" by most . He is Captain Eaton's son, and also Kit Tyler's true love and eventual husband . </Li> <Li> Rachel Wood: Kit's gentle aunt, the timid wife of Matthew Wood . </Li> <Li> Matthew Wood: Kit's strict Anti-Royalist uncle, an independent man . Husband of Rachel Wood . </Li> <Li> Mercy Wood: Kit's compassionate and patient cousin, sister of Judith, daughter of Matthew and Rachel Wood, a cripple . Marries William Ashby . </Li> <Li> Judith Wood: Kit's haughty cousin, sister of Mercy, daughter of Matthew and Rachel Wood . Marries John Holbrook . </Li> <Li> William Ashby: Kit's rich suitor, ends up Marries Mercy . </Li> <Li> John Holbrook: Student of Dr. Gershom Bulkeley, who teaches him about theology, religion, and medicine, who is absorbed in learning, considers his teacher the highest of them all, and often doesn't think for himself . ends up marrying Judith . </Li> <Li> Dr. Gershom Bulkeley: Royalist minister (historical figure), teacher of John Holbrook . </Li> <Li> Goodwife Cruff: Narrow - minded local woman who accuses Kit of being a witch . Mother of Prudence Cruff . </Li> <Li> Goodman Adam Cruff: Goodwife Cruff's meek husband and father of Prudence Cruff . </Li> <Li> Prudence Cruff: Cruff's young, mistreated daughter who befriends Kit . </Li> <Li> Captain Eaton: Captain of the Dolphin and Nat's father . </Li> <Li> Mistress Eaton: Captain Eaton's wife . </Li> <Li> Eleazer Kimberly: Puritan schoolmaster (historical figure). </Li> <Li> Governor Edmund Andros: Governor of the Dominion of New England (including Connecticut), an officer of the King's Dragoons, and a knight (historical figure). </Li> <Li> Captain Samuel Talcott: Magistrate (historical figure). </Li> </Ul> <Li> Katherine Tyler: Better known as "Kit," she is the protagonist, an independent, rebellious, and kind girl from aristocratic family in Barbados who lived with her grandfather before he died and struggles to find a new identity in Wethersfield as she lives with her Puritan aunt, Rachel in the colony . </Li>

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