But he understood that Jennie, because she dared to love him, had fused past and present into the delightful delicate magic of "now."And tomorrow? Could Jennie triumph over tomorrow too?

    They somehow enter a magic tunnel-and find themselves in the year 1664, in old New Amsterdam. The children experience history at first hand and have exciting adventures. But will they ever find their way back home?

    Two dubious businessmen attempt to outwit their wives, mistresses, and hangers-on.