Summary

Mutti told the man that her son needed a doctor. A woman came to the door and ushered the family into the home. The old man, Hans, took Lizzie and Marlene around the house to a barn where Marlene could stay. The narrator noticed that Hans was grumbling but did not realize why until they returned to the house and she realized that every available space was occupied by refugees. Karli tossed and turned all night, delirious, and when the doctor finally arrived in the morning he gave Karli medicine and said he was not allowed to go anywhere until he was healed.

The woman introduced herself as the Countess and said that she would provide food and ask no questions of the family. She added that she had a son fighting in Russia and that he...