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Miss Bürstner’s Friend

           HislookseemedtobesayingthatK.hadbeenexpectingthisinvitationforMissMontagforalongtime,andthatitwasconfirmationofthesufferinghehadbeenmadetoendurethatSundaymorningfromMrs.Grubach’stenants.Hesentthemaidbackwiththereplythathewasonhisway,thenhewenttothewardrobetochangehiscoat,andinanswertoMrs.Grubach’sgentlewhiningaboutthenuisanceMissMontagwascausingmerelyaskedhertoclearawaythebreakfastthings."Butyou’vehardlytouchedit,"saidMrs.Grubach."Ohjusttakeitaway!"shoutedK.ItseemedtohimthatMissMontagwasmixedupineverythingandmadeitrepulsivetohim.

           AshewentthroughthehallwayhelookedatthecloseddoorofMissBürstner’sroom.Butitwasn’ttherethathewasinvited,butthediningroom,towhichheyankedthedooropenwithoutknocking.

           Theroomwaslongbutnarrowwithonewindow.Therewasonlyenoughspaceavailabletoputtwocupboardsatanangleinthecornerbythedoor,andtherestoftheroomwasentirelytakenupwiththelongdiningtablewhichstartedbythedoorandreachedallthewaytothegreatwindow,whichwasthusmadealmostinaccessible.Thetablewasalreadylaidforalargenumberofpeople,asonSundaysalmostallthetenantsatetheirdinnerhereatmidday.

           WhenK.entered,MissMontagcametowardshimfromthewindowalongonesideofthetable.Theygreetedeachotherinsilence.

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