In this Chapter Irene receives news from the major. He tells her he must fire her because word got out that he had a Polish girlfriend. Irene immediately wonders what is going to happen to her friends. The major says she must find a new place for them to stay in a matter of few days while he is on vacation. The next morning the major leaves the house, leaving Irene and her friends all to themselves. This is when Irene comes up with a plan to get all of her friends away. She tells them that the men will have to escape to the woods and join her other friends who she previously helped get to the woods. When the men arrive safely they will start making the dugout where they will be staying bigger. Finally, when the dugout is big enough, the women will meet them. When the night comes for Irene to take the men into the forest she borrows a sleigh and hides them inside all the way to the forest. Luckily, luck is with her and she returns safely. After about a week it is time for the women to move to the dugout. Although there is a problem. Ida is pregnant and can not live in the woods. Once again Irene has an idea! Ida can stay with her "cousins" in the forest. They would have enough space for Ida to have the baby there. Soon, Irene carries out the next stage in her plan. Ida and the other women make it to their destinations safely. Finally it is Irene's turn to leave. One day the major and Rokita pull up in a car in front of Irene's friends ("cousins") house. They tell her she is leaving right away. At first Irene refuses, but then she decides on plan. She will go with the major and run away as soon as possible. From there she will join the partisans, people who are fighting for the country of Poland. Irene knows once again this will be risky, but she has to follow her heart.
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