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The Hairbreadth Escape
Jacobs describes visiting Ellen and learning that Mrs. Hobbs's brother, Mr. Thorne, has recognized her but chosen not to betray her out of old debts of kindness to her grandmother — a narrow escape from exposure rather than a physical flight.
Mr. Thorne's recognition of JacobsA narrow escape from exposure, not captureEllen's schooling arranged by Jacobs herselfPrecariousness of freedom in the North