Chapter 4
BACK AT THE SHIP, Nellie and Henrik told the women to collect everything they needed and come with them to the barn.
Nellie kept a close eye on Madame Sabine. She didn’t know what to think anymore. From any other noblewoman, she would have expected a protest, but again it didn’t come.
Madame Sabine simply collected what meagre possessions she still had and then went to the kitchen to ask Agatha whether she needed to carry anything. Agatha gave her a stack of bowls, with the words, “I don’t know if there is enough kitchenware.”
Agatha then raised her eyebrows at Nellie while Madame Sabine left the kitchen. She mouthed, What’s up with her?
Strangely, Nellie had the feeling that Agatha was happier if Madame Sabine made silly demands and argued with her.
They walked from the sh
