Requested. 100 silver pesos, Tomás replied. That’s a lot of money, but I have jewelry, Isabella interrupted. Necklaces, bracelets, earrings that my father gave me over the years. They must be worth much more than that. Toma felt a spark of hope for the first time in
weeks. Would you be willing to do it? To leave everything behind? Isabella laid her hands on Tomás. For you and for our son, I would leave the entire world. They began to plan meticulously. The escape would take place on the night of the following Sunday, when Don Eduardo would be in Havana to attend a meeting of
merchants that would last until dawn. Isabella began to gather her jewelry little by little, putting it in a small bag that she hid under her bed. Tomás, meanwhile, began to establish contact with Captain Morales through Joaquín, who knew someone who worked at the docks. The message was that two
