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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
Throughtheopenwindowhenoticedtheoldwomanagain,whohadcomeclosetothewindowoppositesothatshecouldcontinuetoseeeverything.Shewasshowinganinquisitivenessthatreallymadeitseemlikeshewasgoingsenile."IwanttoseeMrs.Grubach...,"saidK.,makingamovementasiftearinghimselfawayfromthetwomen-eventhoughtheywerestandingwellawayfromhim-andwantedtogo."No,"saidthemanatthewindow,whothrewhisbookdownonacoffeetableandstoodup."Youcan’tgoawaywhenyou’reunderarrest.""That’showitseems,"saidK."AndwhyamIunderarrest?"hethenasked."That’ssomethingwe’renotallowedtotellyou.Gointoyourroomandwaitthere.Proceedingsareunderwayandyou’lllearnabouteverythingallingoodtime.It’snotreallypartofmyjobtobefriendlytowardsyoulikethis,butIhopeno-one,apartfromFranz,willhearaboutit,andhe’sbeenmorefriendlytowardsyouthanheshouldhavebeen,undertherules,himself.Ifyoucarryonhavingasmuchgoodluckasyouhavebeenwithyourarrestingofficersthenyoucanreckononthingsgoingwellwithyou."K.wantedtositdown,butthenhesawthat,apartfromthechairbythewindow,therewasnowhereanywhereintheroomwherehecouldsit."You’llgetthechancetoseeforyourselfhowtrueallthisis,"saidFranzandbothmenthenwalkeduptoK.Theyweresignificantlybiggerthanhim,especiallythesecondman,whofrequentlyslappedhimontheshoulder.
