Chapters 22 & 23 (Jacob) Summary

The next morning, Jacob and Daan apologize for the previous night's fight. Jacob visits Geertrui one last time, to say goodbye. Tessel comes to visit Jacob and admits that she hadn't wanted her mother to share the truth with him. Even now that she knows the truth, Tessel does not think of Jacob as her father, she thinks of Dirk, the man she loved her entire life. Tessel also believes that Jacob should keep the truth from Sarah. Later that afternoon, Jacob visits Alma one final time, and Alma suggests that Sarah may already know the truth. They also discuss Jacob's initial visit to Anne Frank's house. He felt so unsettled because he realizes for the first time, that Anne was not his alone. The house was packed with people who all felt a connection to Anne's diary. This was difficult...