The whole house had changed now that her mama was different. Now, Mama made her papa smile and laugh. And her mama taught Callie to play the piano and dance. She taught Papa how to dance too. Not that Papa didn’t know how to dance. It was just that Mama danced different. Callie loved this new mama so much and knew her papa did too.

Callie still had her hiding spots, though, so she sometimes heard her mama and papa whisper about things. Things like her papa insisting that her mama was never to go near the cliffs again. Ever. Her papa was really fierce when he told her mama that. He was fierce anyway, even though he was always kind to Callie. He was an admiral in the Royal Navy. Callie thought it was funny to sometimes call him Admiral, just like Goodly, their butler.

The second night that changed their lives forever came three months later, when her papa said that they were sailing for America. He was in his study barking orders. Her papa was really good at barking orders. Her mama said, “If you have a crisis, Papa is the only person you need with you.” Callie was hiding under his desk again; it really was the best hiding place. Her uncle Stephen, Gregor, and the rest of Papa’s men were carrying big, heavy chests down to the shore. Callie knew they were filled with gold and silver because she had peeked when she saw them piled up in the front hall. She had also seen the things that were really important to her papa in the trunks, like the instruments he used to make maps and to measure the stars. Janey and Beatrice were upstairs packing like the dickens so they could take their things with them. And her mama, well, she was looking for her!

Her mama had come in earlier to tell Papa she had a bad feeling, but that wasn’t anything special. Callie’s new mama always had bad feelings, and Callie had to cover her mouth because she almost laughed when Papa said, “Really? You? A bad feeling?” Mama didn’t say anything, but Callie knew she was rolling her eyes. She knew everything about Mama now. Ever since that night with the yucky medicine and new mama arriving, they had spent so much time together that Callie almost forgot there had ever been a time when she wasn’t there.