Book 2, Chapter 1 Summary

Cyprus and the world celebrate the end of the Battle of the Exodus. Ari allows the ship to dock and British doctors to care for the children. Exodus is stocked, overhauled and scrubbed spotless. The children celebrate the first night of Chanukah before sailing. Kitty wrestles with whether to follow Karen to Palestine. Mark figures he is no longer welcome in British domains and plans to return to the U.S. He renews his warning about getting too attached to Karen and asks whether Kitty has fallen for Ari. She knows she admires and fears him, but she cannot say whether she loves him. At sunset, Kitty looks for Ari on the wharf but finds only his lieutenants. David tells her how the children will be cared for in Palestine. Kitty wonders why Ari does not ask her directly about her...