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"She was seven pounds when she was boained a little, but not very ht pounds now, no h, then It has no taste She won't even notice"

The htened her ar "Please, no," she said "She always sleeps all night Please, she doesn't need it, I promise She won't cry"

Peter's voice was firm "We can't take a chance," he said He inserted the dropper of the bottle into the baby's tiny ue The baby yawned, and sed The ripped her shoulder

Next, Peter removed the folded blankets from the coffin, one by one, and handed them around "Carry these with you," he said "You will need them later, for warave each person a se of food: the cheese and bread and apples that Annemarie had helped her prepare in the kitchen hours before

Finally, Peter took a paper-wrapped packet from the inside of his own jacket He looked around the room, at the asse, and then motioned to Mr Rosen, who followed him to the hall

Annemarie could overhear their conversation "Mr Rosen," Peter said, "Ito take the others only to the harbor and they will go to the boat alone

"I want you to deliver this Without fail It is of great importance" There was a moment of silence in the hall, and Anne the packet to Mr Rosen

Anne from Mr Rosen's pocket when he returned to the rooain She could see, too, that Mr Rosen had a puzzled look He didn't knohat the packet contained He hadn't asked

It was one more time, Anne If Mr Rosen knew, he er

So he hadn't asked And Peter hadn't explained

"Now," Peter said, looking at his watch, "I will lead the first group You, and you, and you" He gestured to the old e," he said Annemarie realized that it was the first time that she had heard Peter Neilsen call her mother by her first name; before, it had always been "Mrs Johansen"; or, in the old days, during the ement to Lise, it had been, occasionally, "Mae It was as if he had moved beyond his own youth and had taken his place in the world of adults Her mother nodded and waited for his instructions

"You wait twentythe Rosens Don't come sooner Weseen"

Mrs Johansen nodded again

"Come directly back to the house after you have seen the Rosens safely to Henrik Stay in the shadows and on the back path--you know that, of course

"By the tiet the Rosens to the boat," Peter went on, "I will be gone As soon as I deliver ht"

He turned to Anneoodbye to you now"

Anneain soon?" she asked

"I hope so," Peter said "Very soon Don't grow s!"

Annehthearted fun of the past It was only a brief grasp at soone

Peter kissed Mama wordlessly Then he wished the Rosens Godspeed, and he led the others through the door

Maht commotion outside the door, and Mama went quickly to look out In a ht," she said, in response to their looks "The old man stumbled But Peter helped him up He didn't see a bit

It was an odd word: pride Anne the ed blankets folded in their arms, their faces drawn and tired She remembered the earlier, happier ti the Sabbath candles, saying the ancient prayer And Mr Rosen, sitting in the big chair in their living roo his glasses, looking up now and then to coht She re confidently across the stage, her gestures sure, her voice clear

All of those things, those sources of pride--the candlesticks, the books, the daydreaen They had nothing with the of unknown people for warmth, the food froh the woods, to freedoh she had not really been told, that Uncle Henrik was going to take thehtened Mrs Rosen was of the sea: its width, its depth, its cold She kne frightened Ellen was of the soldiers, with their guns and boots, ere certainly looking for thehtened they all ht as they had been in the past: in the classrooe, at the Sabbath table So there were other sources, too, of pride, and they had not left everything behind