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"Nicolò?" she said with a questioning voice As she spoke his naain to looke her deep in the eyes asked as she studied his face, looking deep into those piercing brown eyes, she knew "Where have you been? When you disappeared I searched everywhere for you You were supposed to take o" She said with tears in her eyes "I was told by papa that I needed to leave well enough alone" She ran into his e to stay, she had found him But he pushed her aith a stern look on his face

"I will tell youup is not now" And with that he turned and walked away in the sa her a wink and a tender chuck under her chin

Mr Giovanni ( Nicolò ) led her to the kitchen where she was introduced to the ships cook, Scully He was an older man, reminded her of her cook back home He introduced himself and told her to start in on the fish while he started on the potatoes The talked about this and that, and she really got to knohat it would be like living aboard the ship, even for the short time she is with the crew

For the two day journey to Amsterdam, Alannah spent ers, and in the afternoon she would in her duties During one conversation with Nicolò she had told hihly of themselves think very little of anyone else"

The day they docked into As were transferred to the SS Europa, she was surprised to see so the them one man in particular that made Alannah feel uncomfortable He appeared to be a hispanic male well into his sixties, may even seventies, he presented himself as a bitter old man and he watched her every move

Alannah didn't particularly like the looks of this man, who introduced himself as Martin No one knew if that was his real nae of travel by sea due to the many years he spent on vessels such as this They would chat froh he was not ood conversationalist One evening Martin asked her what kind of place she was hoping to find, she told hiot on the vessel that she was looking for someplace that was safe and away from it all, she was now determined to make a life for herself in New York