Summary

Chapter 13 (The Argonauts). Eliza and Tao Chi’en have arrived in San Francisco, which is not much more than a frontier encampment at this point. They explore and quickly learn the various countries represented there are segregated into their own areas. Eliza realizes it may be more difficult than she thought to find Joaquin and begs Tao Chi’en to stay with her instead of returning to the ship as he had planned. He feels guilty abandoning her in a rough town with no women and no idea where to look for her lover. Together they find accommodations for the night, though they are not given beds since it is thought they are both Chinese. The next day they find someone who has heard of Joaquin and are directed to the settlement of Sacramento. Once again Eliza convinces Tao Chi’en to accompany her and...