Summary

In the chapter, "A Bear. The Beadle, Again.", Evered negotiated with the Beadle aboard The Hope. Ada was still adamant that she would not leave Martha despite the difficulty of surviving in the cove. When Evered returned, Ada recognized his altered demeanor and remembered her mother saying that what happened aboard The Hope was men’s business.

In the chapter, "A Shipwreck. Her Visitor.", after a tumultuous storm, the siblings found "a black leather shoe thrown up on the beach" (92). The beach was littered with debris from a ship that had been wrecked during the storm. Ada and Evered spent days walking the coast line and collecting useful salvage. They found food to add to their store, and a spyglass. Both Evered and Ada were terrified that the wreckage was the remains of...