This sequel is based on personal letters, describing the adventures of Karel and Heleen Boissevain in Canada during the years 1891-1892. After having spent a few winter months in Alberta, with the plan to improve Karel's health, they returned to Montreal in the early spring. Through family connections with the CPR, they were welcomed by Cornelius van Horne and a few of the Montreal Square Milers. Therefore, the reader is permitted to gain insight into the luxurious lifestyles of those families.

After finding Karel a job and a house, wedding plans can go forward. His fiancee, Willemina (Wil), who had been 'left behind' in Amsterdam, could finally be reunited with him in Montreal. Aboard the Havel from Southampton, the Boissevain and de Vos families travelled to Montreal to celebrate the wedding on September 1, 1892.

In 1901 Karel and Wil returned to Amsterdam with their five children, eventually settling in Switzerland. Later in life, their family was confronted with difficulties such as Karel's lengthy illness and the disastrous effects of World War II. They lost a son and two of their grandsons, all of whom had taken part in the Dutch Resistance. Sadly, this fate also befell the Boissevain family of Strathmore, Alberta, who lost a son when he died in action flying over Holland.