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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
Notbefore,"saidthepoliceman,theonecalledWillem."Andnowmyadvicetoyou,"headded,"istogointoyourroom,staycalm,andwaitandseewhat’stobedonewithyou.Ifyoutakeouradvice,youwon’ttireyourselfoutthinkingaboutthingstonopurpose,youneedtopullyourselftogetherasthere’salotthat’sgoingtorequiredofyou.You’venotbehavedtowardsusthewaywedeserveafterbeingsogoodtoyou,youforgetthatwe,whateverweare,we’restillfreemenandyou’renot,andthat’squiteanadvantage.Butinspiteofallthatwe’restillwilling,ifyou’vegotthemoney,togoandgetyousomebreakfastfromthecaféovertheroad."
Withoutgivinganyanswertothisoffer,K.stoodstillforsometime.Perhaps,ifheopenedthedoorofthenextroomoreventhefrontdoor,thetwoofthemwouldnotdaretostandinhisway,perhapsthatwouldbethesimplestwaytosettlethewholething,bybringingittoahead.Butmaybetheywouldgrabhim,andifhewerethrowndownonthegroundhewouldlosealltheadvantagehe,inacertainrespect,hadoverthem.Sohedecidedonthemorecertainsolution,thewaythingswouldgointhenaturalcourseofevents,andwentbackinhisroomwithoutanotherwordeitherfromhimorfromthepolicemen.
Hethrewhimselfdownonhisbed,andfromthedressingtablehetooktheniceapplethathehadputtherethepreviouseveningforhisbreakfast.
