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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
"Andshesteppedawayfromthephotographswheretheyhadstoodsolongtogether."MissBürstner,no,"saidK.,"I’mnotmakingfunofyou.Pleasebelieveme!I’vealreadytoldyoueverythingIknow.MorethanIknow,infact,asitactuallywasn’tevenaninvestigatingcommittee,that’sjustwhatIcalledthembecauseIdon’tknowwhatelsetocallthem.Therewasnocrossquestioningatall,Iwasmerelyarrested,butbyacommittee."MissBürstnersatontheottomanandlaughedagain."Whatwasitlikethen?"sheasked."Itwasterrible"saidK.,althoughhismindwasnolongeronthesubject,hehadbecometotallyabsorbedbyMissBürstner’sgazewhowassupportingherchinononehand-theelbowrestedonthecushionoftheottoman-andslowlystrokingherhipwiththeother."That’stoovague,"saidMissBürstner."What’stoovague?"askedK.Thenherememberedhimselfandasked,"Wouldyoulikemetoshowyouwhatitwaslike?"Hewantedtomoveinsomewaybutdidnotwanttoleave."I’malreadytired,"saidMissBürstner."Youarrivedbacksolate,"saidK."Nowyou’vestartedtellingmeoff.WellIsupposeIdeserveitasIshouldn’thaveletyouinhereinthefirstplace,anditturnsouttherewasn’tevenanypoint.""Oh,therewasapoint,you’llseenowhowimportantapointitwas,"saidK."MayImovethistableawayfromyourbedsideandputithere?""Whatdoyouthinkyou’redoing?"saidMissBürstner."Ofcourseyoucan’t!""InthatcaseIcan’tshowyou,"saidK.
