How It All Goes Down
- Antonina wakes in darkness.
- Because of the blackout, bedroom windows have been sealed with plywood.
- Antonina must get ready for Lutz Heck's visit.
- Heck arrives, and he's friendly. He promises to persuade German high command to be lenient toward the zoo.
- In the meantime, Heck asks for the zoo's animals.
- "Please think of your animals as a loan" (9.10), Heck says. Can they charge interest? Loan him an elephant and get both it and a hippo back in return?
- Antonina feels they have no choice to comply.