Summary

In the chapter “The Duke of Limbs. The Beadle, Once More.”, The Hope returned to the cove. Ada was relieved that the shipwreck they found months earlier was not the wreckage of their lifeline to the outside world. Aboard the ship, there was a young man that crewmen called The Duke of Limbs. The Beadle told Evered that the boy had been brought along as a hired hand for him and Ada. Evered was resistant to the idea and told the Beadle that they no longer required anyone to assist them.

Ada spotted the newcomer from the shore and asked Evered who he was when he returned from The Hope. Evered said The Duke of Limbs was “a bit of an eejit” and asked Ada where she...