Chapter 6 Summary

Everyone except the still sleeping Kirsti remains in the living room, talking, after the soldiers leave. Papa admits he hadn't thought they would become suspicious so easily. Ellen apologizes for her dark hair, but Mama tells her it's beautiful and remarks what luck it was that Lise was born with dark curls, which hadn't turned blonde until Lise was two years old. Papa makes a joke about Lise's hair, and Annemarie realizes it's the first time in three years that her parents have spoken of Lise.

As dawn begins to lighten the sky, Papa tells the girls it is too dangerous for them to go to school today, because the soldiers may be at the schools to round up Jewish children. Papa tells his wife, Inge, that they should take the girls to Uncle Henrik's house, based on what Peter had told them...