Summary

Part 1, Chapter 9

Sophie heads out into the night with the portrait. She heads to the farm which serves as the German barracks. She is admitted to see the Kommandant. He invites her in. He tells her he does not want to cause her any more problems than she is already having with the villagers. She asks him if he has considered her offer. He tells her to call him Friedrich. He asks her to dance with him. He then unpins her hair and kisses her. They sleep together. He sees she is unhappy, and he is shocked. He explains he wanted the girl in the painting. He orders her to get out. At home, Helene takes care of Sophie and draws a hot bath for her and puts her to bed.

Part 1, Chapter 10

A few days pass. Sophie and Helene...