The engine grinds and halts, grinds and halts, as Bianca and David try to power up the idle yawl so they can catch up to whoever may have gone before them in pursuit of the Moon Singer. With both of them moving their lips in a silent mantra, the vessel seems to get the message and soon the engine turns over with full power.
“I never thought I would be so happy to hear that sound again,” Bianca says.
David gives a slight whoop of pleasure himself, as Bianca steers the boat out of the slip and into the channel towards the open sea. The boat moves slowly due to lack of use, but soon is making a steady 10 knots. Not knowing where the Moon Singer has anchored herself to keep from being detected, Bianca speculates that their predecessor has a few hours head start and may have already found the
