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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
Itseemstomethatit’ssomethingverycomplicated-forgivemeifI’msayingsomethingstupid-somethingverycomplicatedthatIdon’tunderstand,butsomethingthatyoudon’treallyneedtounderstandanyway."
"There’snothingstupidaboutwhatyou’vesaid,Mrs.Grubach,oratleastIpartlyagreewithyou,only,thewayIjudgethewholethingisharsherthanyours,andthinkit’snotonlynotsomethingcomplicatedbutsimplyafussaboutnothing.Iwasjustcaughtunawares,that’swhathappened.IfIhadgotupassoonasIwasawakewithoutlettingmyselfgetconfusedbecauseAnnawasn’tthere,ifI’dgotupandpaidnoregardtoanyonewhomighthavebeeninmywayandcomestraighttoyou,ifI’ddonesomethinglikehavingmybreakfastinthekitchenasanexception,askedyoutobringmyclothesfrommyroom,inshort,ifIhadbehavedsensiblythennothingmorewouldhavehappened,everythingthatwaswaitingtohappenwouldhavebeenstifled.Peoplearesooftenunprepared.Inthebank,forexample,Iamwellprepared,nothingofthissortcouldpossiblyhappentomethere,Ihavemyownassistantthere,therearetelephonesforinternalandexternalcallsinfrontofmeonthedesk,Icontinuallyreceivevisitsfrompeople,representatives,officials,butbesidesthat,andmostimportantly,I’malwaysoccupiedwithmywork,that’stosayI’malwaysalert,itwouldevenbeapleasureformetofindmyselffacedwithsomethingofthatsort.
