Ah… I remember Agnes América Winnipeg’s mother… She showed up on the quay in Trompeloup with no husband but two small children, and nearly 9 months pregnant… Neruda would not grant her a visa… so she threatened to jump into the sea and started walking towards it… They had to hold her back, and the poet… he gave her a visa… Her husband had managed to get on board as well… The girl was born a week later, hence the names… Agnes, in honour of the captain’s wife… Everybody has their story…