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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
Thestrangemancouldnothavelearnedanythingfromitthathehadn’tknownalready,butnowhesaidtoK.,asifmakinghisreport"Itisnotpossible.""Itwouldbethefirsttimethat’shappened,"saidK.,ashejumpedoutofbedandquicklypulledonhistrousers."Iwanttoseewhothatisinthenextroom,andwhyitisthatMrs.Grubachhasletmebedisturbedinthisway."Itimmediatelyoccurredtohimthatheneedn’thavesaidthisoutloud,andthathemusttosomeextenthaveacknowledgedtheirauthoritybydoingso,butthatdidn’tseemimportanttohimatthetime.That,atleast,ishowthestrangertookit,ashesaid,"Don’tyouthinkyou’dbetterstaywhereyouare?""Iwantneithertostayherenortobespokentobyyouuntilyou’veintroducedyourself.""Imeantitforyourowngood,"saidthestrangerandopenedthedoor,thistimewithoutbeingasked.Thenextroom,whichK.enteredmoreslowlythanhehadintended,lookedatfirstglanceexactlythesameasithadthepreviousevening.ItwasMrs.Grubach’slivingroom,over-filledwithfurniture,tablecloths,porcelainandphotographs.Perhapstherewasalittlemorespaceintherethanusualtoday,butifsoitwasnotimmediatelyobvious,especiallyasthemaindifferencewasthepresenceofamansittingbytheopenwindowwithabookfromwhichhenowlookedup."Youshouldhavestayedinyourroom!Didn’tFranztellyou?""Andwhatisityouwant,then?"saidK.,lookingbackandforthbetweenthisnewacquaintanceandtheonenamedFranz,whohadremainedinthedoorway.
