She ain't that kind." "Van Horne?
That doesn't sound like a New England name." "'Tisn't.

Her folks come from Jersey somewheres.

But she was adopted by old Cap'n Hammond, who keeps the tavern down on the bay shore by the packet wharf, and she's lived in Trumet since she was six years old.

Her father was Teunis Van Horne, and he was mate on Cap'n Eben's coastin' schooner and was drowned off Hatteras.

Eben was saved just by the skin of his teeth and got a broken hip and religion while it happened.