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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
waslivinginafreecountry,afterall,everywherewasatpeace,alllawsweredecentandwereupheld,whowasitwhodaredaccosthiminhisownhome?Hewasalwaysinclinedtotakelifeaslightlyashecould,tocrossbridgeswhenhecametothem,paynoheedforthefuture,evenwheneverythingseemedunderthreat.Butherethatdidnotseemtherightthingtodo.Hecouldhavetakenitallasajoke,abigjokesetupbyhiscolleaguesatthebankforsomeunknownreason,oralsoperhapsbecausetodaywashisthirtiethbirthday,itwasallpossibleofcourse,maybeallhehadtodowaslaughinthepolicemen’sfaceinsomewayandtheywouldlaughwithhim,maybetheyweretradesmenfromthecornerofthestreet,theylookedliketheymightbe-buthewasnonethelessdetermined,eversincehefirstcaughtsightoftheonecalledFranz,nottoloseanyslightadvantagehemighthavehadoverthesepeople.Therewasaveryslightriskthatpeoplewouldlatersayhecouldn’tunderstandajoke,but-althoughhewasn’tnormallyinthehabitoflearningfromexperience-hemightalsohavehadafewunimportantoccasionsinmindwhen,unlikehismorecautiousfriends,hehadactedwithnothoughtatallforwhatmightfollowandhadbeenmadetosufferforit.Hedidn’twantthattohappenagain,notthistimeatleast;iftheywereplay-actinghewouldactalongwiththem.
Hestillhadtime."Allowme,"hesaid,andhurriedbetweenthetwopolicementhroughintohisroom."Heseemssensibleenough,"heheardthemsaybehindhim.
