Watch and WaitWATCH AND WAIT;Reading editionChapter navigation35 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterWOODVILLE STORIESWATCH AND WAIT.WATCH AND WAIT;OLIVER OPTIC,PREFACE.WATCH AND WAIT;Chapter I · THE PLANTATION OF REDLAWN.Chapter II · THE EDITH GOES DOWN TO GREEN POINT.Chapter III · MASTER ARCHY RECEIVES AN UNLUCKY BLOW.Chapter IV · DANDY DETERMINES TO WATCH AND WAIT.Chapter V · THE TRAGEDY AT THE "DEAD OAK."Chapter VI · A VISION OF THE PROMISED LAND.Chapter VII · THE ISABEL IS PREPARED FOR A CRUISE.Chapter VIII · THE DEPARTURE OF THE YOUNG FUGITIVES.Chapter IX · THE FUGITIVES REACH LAKE CHICOT.Chapter X · BREAKFAST ON BOARD THE ISABEL.Chapter XI · THE BAY OF THE BLOODHOUNDS.Chapter XII · QUIN, THE RUNAWAY.Chapter XIII · THE NIGHT CHASE ON THE LAKE.Chapter XIV · THE BATTLE FOR FREEDOM.Chapter XV · THE FATE OF THE SLAVE-HUNTERS.Chapter XVI · IN THE SWAMP.Chapter XVII · CYD HAS A BAD FIT.Chapter XVIII · THE AFFRAY ON THE LAKEChapter XIX · LILY ON THE WATCH.Chapter XX · PREPARING FOR THE VOYAGE.Chapter XXI · DOWN THE LAKE.Chapter XXII · THE ISABEL RUNS THE GANTLET.Chapter XXIII · COLONEL RAYBONE CHANGES HIS TONEChapter XXIV · THE YOUNG FUGITIVES MAKE A HARBOR.THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES.WOODVILLE STORIES.RIVERDALE STORY BOOKS.LIBRARY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.Previous chapter ←PREFACE.Next chapter →Chapter I · THE PLANTATION OF REDLAWN.All chapters and sections (35)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsWOODVILLE STORIESWATCH AND WAIT.WATCH AND WAIT;OLIVER OPTIC,PREFACE.WATCH AND WAIT;Chapters123456789101112131415161718192021222324Other sectionsTHE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES.WOODVILLE STORIES.RIVERDALE STORY BOOKS.LIBRARY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.OR,THE YOUNG FUGITIVES.← PREFACE.CHAPTER I. THE PLANTATION OF REDLAWN. →