Why is Chapter 23 called Dangerous Waters , with close reference to the text use three clear examples to support.

In Chapter 23, the two canoes glide down the river. Ruth prays the moon will not shine out as they pass the village, but unfortunately it does. They notice tied-up lorries—no doubt the ones waiting to take away Polish refugees—and urge their canoes onward.

They rush under a bridge, and water begins to enter their canoes. A man on the bridge looks over and shouts. Another man—an American soldier—manages to grab Ruth’s paddle, but to his shock she lets go and he falls over. Without a paddle they are at the mercy of the current, and Jan and Edek are nowhere in sight.