Chapters 10-11 Summary

Chapter 10. May Amelia spends a great deal of time on the docks around her uncle's boat as well as at the tavern owned by a woman named Mariah, a woman who supposedly is responsible for many men being shanghaied, including her own husband. May Amelia finds nothing to support this gossip, however. Ivan and Alvin come to bring May Amelia and Wilbert their things. The twins ask May Amelia if she misses them or the other members of the family and are offended when she says no. Ivan and Alvin are forced to remain in Astoria for several days when a bad storm freezes the harbor. A few days later, the captain of a ship called Gleaner's declares that the harbor has thawed enough for him to get people out of the city. Other captains think this man is insane, but...