Table of Contents

Part 1, The Flight ..................................... 1

Musketeers .............................................. 3

Encounters .............................................. 9

Changes ................................................ 17

Choices .................................................. 20

Flight ...................................................... 25

Escape ................................................... 29

Caught .................................................... 32

Revelation .............................................. 35

Betrayed ................................................. 40

Resolve .................................................. 46

Lessons .................................................. 50

Geometry ............................................... 60

Proposals ............................................... 68

Part 2, Refugees .................................... 74

Land ....................................................... 76

Amsterdam ............................................. 81

The Search ............................................. 84

Papa ....................................................... 95

The Dark Man ......................................... 99

In Service .............................................. 105

Work ..................................................... 114

Magdalena ............................................ 118

Sinjoor .................................................. 127

Baptism ................................................ 138

Goodbyes ............................................. 149

Part 3, The Voyage ............................... 154

The Gilded Beaver ................................ 156

Duties .................................................... 163

A Birthday Surprise ................................ 171

The Watch ............................................. 176

Trouble at Sea ....................................... 186

Scurvy .................................................... 191

Part 4, A New World .............................. 196

Land ...................................................... 198

Cherries ................................................. 205

Forgiveness ........................................... 213

Epilogue ................................................. 217

New and Foreign Words ........................ 221

Note to My Readers ............................... 225

Discussion Questions ............................ 231

Acknowledgments ................................. 233