In the middle of March, Alessandro drove them back to Livorno, foregoing the train in favor of a few more hours spent together.
Too soon, the travelers arrived at the docks. Alessandro hugged and kissed Katerina and then Christopher before the newlyweds boarded the ship for their return to England.
The return trip seemed to be a repeat of their previous voyage, with Katerina terribly seasick. If anything, it was worse this time. Her poor stomach could hardly hold food, and every dip of every wave caused a corresponding dip in her belly. She suppressed this as best she could, not wanting to alarm her husband, but she still retched often and miserably.
As they sailed past Gibraltar into the Atlantic, the captain issued an invitation for all first-class passengers to join him for a special
