In this Chapter the weather starts getting colder and Irene's friends working in the laundry room look cold in their summer clothes. Irene goes to Schulz and lies about being cold. She asks for blankets for herself, but instead intends to give them to the Jews in the laundry room. Irene is sure she has fooled Schulz, but instead she realizes something.... Schulz wants to help her. He knows she is going to give these blankets to the Jewish people. He can tell she is lying to him and yet, he still wants to help her. She is now confused. She wants to hate all Germans, but she knows she can't after this experience. Soon, it is Christmas time and it is getting busier in the hotel. Irene gets two new helpers named Sozia and Roman. They were just married and are happy even though they are still prisoners. Although this all changes on Christmas. There is a big party and Roman meets someone he knew before the war who is now dating Rokita. She hates Roman and his wife. When Roman and Sozia don't show up for work the next day Irene knows Rokita must have killed them. She is crushed, but she knows there was only so much she could do to help them. Another thing that has happened since Christmas is Rokita keeps trying to get Irene's sister Janina to become his girlfriend. Irene can't have this keep happening to her younger sister so she asks Schulz if Janina can be sent home. Schulz agrees, but says Irene has to stay. Irene is sad, but she knows she has to protect her sister.
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