Chapter 12 Summary

Mr. Rosen slips on the loose step outside the kitchen door, and Mama warns them to feel each step carefully with their feet to avoid tripping over roots or stones in the darkness. Annemarie can see how important her mother's role is because only Mama knows the area well enough to lead people through it in the darkness. The Rosens say goodbye to Annemarie; Ellen promises to come back one day.

After Mama leaves, Annemarie waits in the now-empty living room. She calculates it will take a half hour for Mama to lead the Rosens to the harbor where Uncle Henrik keeps his boat. Coming back alone, she might move quicker. It's 2:30 a.m. now, and Annemarie expects her mother should be back no later than 3:30. She thinks of her Papa, waiting alone in Copenhagen. She thinks it must be scarier to be...