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           ,staringatthem,"Ididn’tmakeanycomplaint,Ionlysaidwhattookplaceinmyhome.Andyourbehaviourwasnotentirelyunobjectionable,afterall.""Mr.K.,"saidWillem,whileFranzclearlytriedtoshelterbehindhimasprotectionfromthethirdman,"ifyouknewhowbadlywegetpaidyouwouldn’tthinksobadlyofus.I’vegotafamilytofeed,andFranzherewantedtogetmarried,youjusthavetogetmoremoneywhereyoucan,youcan’tdoitjustbyworkinghard,nothoweverhardyoutry.Iwassorelytemptedbyyourfineclothes,policemenaren’tallowedtodothatsortofthing,coursetheyaren’t,anditwasn’trightofus,butit’straditionthattheclothesgototheofficers,that’showit’salwaysbeen,believeme;andit’sunderstandabletoo,isn’tit,whatcanthingslikethatmeanforanyoneunluckyenoughtobearrested?Butifhestartstalkingaboutitopenlythenthepunishmenthastofollow.""Ididn’tknowaboutanyofthisthatyou’vebeentellingme,andImadenosortofrequestthatyoubepunished,Iwassimplyactingonprinciple.""Franz,"saidWillem,turningtotheotherpoliceman,"didn’tItellyouthatthegentlemandidn’tsayhewantedustobepunished?Nowyoucanhearforyourself,hedidn’tevenknowwe’dhavetobepunished.""Don’tyouletthempersuadeyou,talkinglikethat,"saidthethirdmantoK.,"thispunishmentisbothjustandunavoidable.