Part Two: Chapters 19 - 21 Summary

Captain Ralph and Bluey arrive on Janus Rock for the their quarterly delivery of mail and supplies from the mainland. Bluey is full of questions for Tom about marriage, and it seems that he has met a girl he would like to propose to. Although Tom is happy for Bluey, he struggles to answer his questions. Later that afternoon, Tom's mind is flooded with the same dark emotions he has felt so many times since learning of Hannah Roennfeldt. Even though he wants to tell the truth, he knows he could never betray Isabel, not after she gave up everything to live in isolation with him. Later, when Tom opens his mail, he finds a handwritten letter from his father, Edward Sherbourne. He hasn't spoken to the man in years, and the sight of his father's handwriting...