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befineinMarcyporęba,wherehecouldbreatheclean
countryairandthenannywouldcareforhim
asifhewereherown,dearlybelovedchild.
“We’llgofetchhimonceallthischaosisover,”
heassuredhiswife.
“Whenit’sover?Overhow?!”Reginademanded
toknow,tryingatthatverymomenttoalterand
slightlytake-inthearmbandsdisplayingthestar
ofDavidshehadsourcedfromtheJudenrat[2].Intrying
tomakethemnarrower,shestabbedherselfwiththe
sewingneedleshewasusingassherememberedthat
Dolekhadtoactuallypayforthesedamnedstrips
offabric.ItwasfortunatethatNiusia,beinglessthan
10yearsold,didnothavetowearonetoo,though
ReginawasnotatallsurethesevileGermanswerenot
abouttostartdemandingchildrenwearsuchemblems
too.ShewouldthenhavetosewastarontoRysio’s
outfit,athoughtwhichfilledherwithfury,asensation
almostinstantlyreplacedbyasenseoflongingfor
asonshehadn’tnowseenforsomedays.
Asthenoiseinthecorridorincreased,sounds
ofpeoplerunningaboutmixingwithhumanvoices,
itbecameimpossibletothinkaboutanythingother
thanimpendingdanger.
“Openup!Fast!”camethecryinPolish,words
penetratingthefrontdoorlikebullets,especiallysince
theywereutteredwithaGermanaccent.Theorder
wasfollowedbythenoiseofriflebuttsbeingslammed
intothedoorfromtheotherside.
Dolekslidthedoorlockasideeversoslowly,
asifwantingtoprolongthetimehisfamilyhome
remainedasafeoasisforthosehelovedandfor
himself.Threemenrushedinside,shovingDolekaside
sohardhewentflyingintothecornerofthenearest
