Summary

Chapter 26

The last of the gold is sledded down the mountain. Peter goes out to meet them and helps them unload. Suddenly, Lovisa, who has come down with the last load, stands up in fright. The soldiers are coming up over the hill. Peter tells everyone to bury their bricks quickly and begin building their snowmen. By the time the soldiers arrive, the children are already more than half finished with their snowmen. Just when Peter thinks they have fooled them he hears one of them say that they need to wait as the Commandant is coming. Peter is suddenly very afraid.

Chapter 27

The Commandant arrives and addresses the children, who go on with their work as if the man isn't even speaking to them. This enrages the Commandant and he goes over to Lovisa and screams at her. She looks up at...