Annemarie runs to her mother. Mama tells her she's okay and warns her to keep her voice down. Hurrying back along the path in the dark after safely delivering the Rosens to Henrik, Inge had stumbled on a root and broken her ankle in her haste to get back to her daughters. Inge has been crawling along the path for an hour. Now, with her daughter's support, she is able to stand and walk to the house. She tells Annemarie she'll need her help washing the leaves and grass off herself before calling the doctor to tell him she tripped on the stairs inside the house. Inge assures her daughter that the boat will sail soon, and her friends will be safe, but as they reach the kitchen door where Mr. Rosen had.....
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