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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
Butnowit’soverwith,andIdidn’treallyevenwanttotalkaboutitanymore,onlyIwantedtohearwhatyou,asasensiblewoman,thoughtaboutitall,andI’mverygladtohearthatwe’reinagreement.Butnowyoumustgivemeyourhand,anagreementofthissortneedstobeconfirmedwithahandshake."
Willsheshakehandswithme?Thesupervisordidn’tshakehands,hethought,andlookedatthewomandifferentlyfrombefore,examiningher.Shestoodup,ashehadalsostoodup,andwasalittleself-conscious,shehadn’tbeenabletounderstandeverythingthatK.said.Asaresultofthisselfconsciousnessshesaidsomethingthatshecertainlydidnotintendandcertainlywasnotappropriate."Don’ttakeitsohard,Mr.K.,"shesaid,withtearsinhervoiceandalso,ofcourse,forgettingthehandshake."Ididn’tknowIwastakingithard,"saidK.,feelingsuddenlytiredandseeingthatifthiswomandidagreewithhimitwasofverylittlevalue.
Beforegoingoutthedoorheasked,"IsMissBürstnerhome?""No,"saidMrs.Grubach,smilingasshegavethissimplepieceofinformation,sayingsomethingsensibleatlast."She’satthetheatre.Didyouwanttoseeher?ShouldIgiveheramessage?""I,er,Ijustwantedtohaveafewwordswithher.""I’mafraidIdon’tknowwhenshe’scomingin;sheusuallygetsbacklatewhenshe’sbeentothetheatre.""Itreallydoesn’tmatter,"saidK.
