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First Cross-examination
"Justbeforehereachedthefirstlandingheevenhadtowaitalittlewhileuntilaballhadfinisheditsmovement,twosmallladswithslyfaceslikegrown-upscoundrelsheldhimbyhistrouser-legsuntilithad;ifheweretoshakethemoffhewouldhavetohurtthem,andhewasafraidofwhatnoisetheywouldmakebyshouting.
Onthefirstfloor,hissearchbeganforreal.Hestillfeltunabletoaskfortheinvestigatingcommittee,andsoheinventedajoinercalledLanz-thatnameoccurredtohimbecausethecaptain,Mrs.Grubach’snephew,wascalledLanz-sothathecouldaskateveryflatwhetherLanzthejoinerlivedthereandthusobtainachancetolookintotherooms.Itturnedout,though,thatthatwasmostlypossiblewithoutfurtherado,asalmostallthedoorswereleftopenandthechildrenraninandout.Mostofthemweresmall,one-windowedroomswheretheyalsodidthecooking.Manywomenheldbabiesinonearmandworkedatthestovewiththeother.Halfgrowngirls,whoseemedtobedressedinjusttheirpinaforesworkedhardestrunningtoandfro.Ineveryroom,thebedswerestillinusebypeoplewhowereill,orstillasleep,orpeoplestretchedoutonthemintheirclothes.K.knockedattheflatswherethedoorswereclosedandaskedwhetherLanzthejoinerlivedthere.Itwasusuallyawomanwhoopenedthedoor,heardtheenquiryandturnedtosomebodyintheroomwhowouldraisehimselffromthebed."Thegentleman’saskingifajoinercalledLanz,liveshere.""Ajoiner,calledLanz?"hewouldaskfromthebed.
