CHAPTER 26

Le Havre, France, Saturday, 11 April 1936

Hannah Korngold strained her eyes to see if she could spot Urby in the crowd waiting on the dock as her ship headed for its berth at Le Havre. His last of many letters had finally convinced her to start her life with him all over again. She loved him and he loved her and it had been that way for a long time. As a Jew, she feared the terrible events that were occurring in Europe, especially in Germany, but she knew that life without Urby would have no meaning for her.

She saw Urby and waved excitedly, happier than she had been for a long time. He was waving at her with his clarinet, so she opened her violin case and waved at him with her violin.