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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
Nowitwasallthebreakfasthehadandanyway,asheconfirmedassoonashetookhisfirst,bigbiteofit,itwasfarbetterthanabreakfasthecouldhavehadthroughthegoodwillofthepolicemenfromthedirtycafé.Hefeltwellandconfident,hehadfailedtogointoworkatthebankthismorningbutthatcouldeasilybeexcusedbecauseoftherelativelyhighpositionheheldthere.Shouldhereallysendinhisexplanation?Hewonderedaboutit.Ifnobodybelievedhim,andinthiscasethatwouldbeunderstandable,hecouldbringMrs.Grubachinasawitness,oreventheoldpairfromacrossthestreet,whoprobablyevennowwereontheirwayovertothewindowopposite.ItpuzzledK.,atleastitpuzzledhimlookingatitfromthepolicemen’spointofview,thattheyhadmadehimgointotheroomandlefthimalonethere,wherehehadtendifferentwaysofkillinghimself.Atthesametime,though,heaskedhimself,thistimelookingatitfromhisownpointofview,whatreasonhecouldhavetodoso.Becausethosetwoweresittingthereinthenextroomandhadtakenhisbreakfast,perhaps?Itwouldhavebeensopointlesstokillhimselfthat,evenifhehadwantedto,thepointlessnesswouldhavemadehimunable.Maybe,ifthepolicemenhadnotbeensoobviouslylimitedintheirmentalabilities,itcouldhavebeensupposedthattheyhadcometothesameconclusionandsawnodangerinleavinghimalonebecauseofit.
