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happyso childish� �I wanted to poke my tongue out at the circle on the
grass�察�who�察�drawing close together�察�were whispering meaningly。
;Perhaps you do not know�察─ �cried a voice from one of the cells�察 �to
swing is very upsetting for the stomach�拭 �A friend of mine could keep
nothing down for three weeks after exciting herself so。;
I went to the bath shelter and was hosed。
As I dressed�察�someone tapped on the wall。
;Do you know�察─�said a voice�察 �there is a man who LIVES in the Luft
Bad next door�拭 �He buries himself up to the armpits in mud and refuses
to believe in the Trinity。;
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The umbrellas are the saving grace of the Luft Bad。 Now when I go�察�
I take my husband's ;storm; gamp and sit in a corner�察�hiding behind it。
Not that I am in the least ashamed of my legs。
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9。 A BIRTHDAY。
Andreas Binzer woke slowly。 He turned over on the narrow bed and
stretched himselfyawnedopening his mouth as widely as possible and
bringing his teeth together afterwards with a sharp ;click。; The sound of
that click fascinated him�察 �he repeated it quickly several times�察 �with a
snapping movement of the jaws。 What teeth� �he thought。 Sound as a
bell�察�every man jack of them。 Never had one out�察�never had one stopped。
That comes of no tomfoolery in eating�察�and a good regular brushing night
and morning。 He raised himself on his left elbow and waved his right
arm over the side of the bed to feel for the chair where he put his watch
and chain overnight。 No chair was thereof course�察�he'd forgotten�察�there
wasn't a chair in this wretched spare room。 Had to put the confounded
thing under his pillow。 ;Half´past eight�察�Sunday�察�breakfast at ninetime
for the bath;his brain ticked to the watch。 He sprang out of bed and
went over to the window。 The venetian blind was broken�察 �hung fan´
shaped over the upper pane。。。;That blind must be mended。 I'll get the
office boy to drop in and fix it on his way home to´morrowhe's a good
hand at blinds。 Give him twopence and he'll do it as well as a
carpenter。。。Anna could do it herself if she was all right。 So would I�察�for
the matter of that�察�but I don't like to trust myself on rickety step´ladders。;
He looked up at the sky�此 �it shone�察�strangely white�察�unflecked with cloud�察�
he looked down at the row of garden strips and backyards。 The fence of
these gardens was built along the edge of a gully�察 �spanned by an iron
suspension bridge�察�and the people had a wretched habit of throwing their
empty tins over the fence into the gully。 Just like them�察 �of course� �
Andreas started counting the tins�察�and decided�察�viciously�察�to write a letter
to the papers about it and sign itsign it in full。
The servant girl came out of their back door into the yard�察�carrying his
boots。 She threw one down on the ground�察�thrust her hand into the other�察�
and stared at it�察�sucking in her cheeks。 Suddenly she bent forward�察�spat
on the toecap�察�and started polishing with a brush rooted out of her apron
pocket。。。;Slut of a girl� �Heaven knows what infectious disease may be
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breeding now in that boot。 Anna must get rid of that girleven if she has
to do without one for a bitas soon as she's up and about again。 The way
she chucked one boot down and then spat upon the other� �She didn't care
whose boots she'd got hold of。 SHE had no false notions of the respect
due to the master of the house。; He turned away from the window and
switched his bath towel from the washstand rail�察�sick at heart。 ;I'm too
sensitive for a manthat's what's the matter with me。 Have been from
the beginning�察�and will be to the end。;
There was a gentle knock at the door and his mother came in。 She
closed the door after her and leant against it。 Andreas noticed that her
cap was crooked�察�and a long tail of hair hung over her shoulder。 He went
forward and kissed her。
;Good morning�察�mother�察�how's Anna�拭─�
The old woman spoke quickly�察�clasping and unclasping her hands。
;Andreas�察�please go to Doctor Erb as soon as you are dressed。;
;Why�察─�he said�察 �is she bad�拭─�
Frau Binzer nodded�察�and Andreas�察�watching her�察�saw her face suddenly
change�察�a fine network of wrinkles seemed to pull over it from under the
skin surface。
;Sit down on the bed a moment�察─�he said。 ;Been up all night�拭─�
;Yes。 No�察�I won't sit down�察�I must go back to her。 Anna has been in
pain all night。 She wouldn't have you disturbed before because she said
you looked so run down yesterday。 You told her you had caught a cold
and been very worried。;
Straightway Andreas felt that he was being accused。
;Well�察�she made me tell her�察�worried it out of me�察�you know the way
she does。;
Again Frau Binzer nodded。
;Oh yes�察 �I know。 She says�察 �is your cold better�察 �and there's a warm
undervest for you in the left´hand corner of the big drawer。;
Quite automatically Andreas cleared his throat twice。
;Yes�察─ �he answered。 ;Tell her my throat certainly feels looser。 I
suppose I'd better not disturb her�拭─�
;No�察�and besides�察�TIME�察�Andreas。;
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;I'll be ready in five minutes。;
They went into the passage。 As Frau Binzer opened the door of the
front bedroom�察�a long wail came from the room。
That shocked and terrified Andreas。 He dashed into the bathroom�察�
turned on both taps as far as they would go�察�cleaned his teeth and pared his
nails while the water was running。
;Frightful business�察 �frightful business�察─�he heard himself whispering。
;And I can't understand it。 It isn't as though it were her firstit's her third。
Old Schafer told me�察 �yesterday�察 �his wife simply 'dropped' her fourth。
Anna ought to have had a qualified nurse。 Mother gives way to her。
Mother spoils her。 I wonder what she meant by saying I'd worried Anna
yesterday。 Nice remark to make to a husband at a time like this。
Unstrung�察�I supposeand my sensitiveness again。;
When he went into the kitchen for his boots�察�the servant girl was bent
over the stove�察�cooking breakfast。 ;Breathing into that�察�now�察�I suppose�察─�
thought Andreas�察�and was very short with the servant girl。 She did not
notice。 She was full of terrified joy and importance in the goings on
upstairs。 She felt she was learning the secrets of life with every breath
she drew。 Had laid the table that morning saying�察 �Boy�察─�as she put down
the first dish�察 �Girl�察─�as she placed the secondit had worked out with the
saltspoon to ;Boy。; ;For two pins I'd tell the master that�察�to comfort him�察�
like�察─�she decided。 But the Master gave her no opening。
;Put an extra cup and saucer on the table�察─�he said�察 �the doctor may
want some coffee。;
;The doctor�察�sir�拭─ �The servant girl whipped a spoon out of a pan�察�and
spilt two drops of grease on the stove。 ;Shall I fry something extra�拭─�
But the master had gone�察�slamming the door after him。 He walked down
the streetthere was nobody about at alldead and alive this place on a
Sunday morning。 As he crossed the suspension bridge a strong stench of
fennel and decayed refuse streamed from the gulley�察 �and again Andreas
began concocting a letter。 He turned into the main road。 The shutters
were still up before the shops。 Scraps of newspaper�察�hay�察�and fruit skins
strewed the pavement�察 �the gutters were choked with the leavings of
Saturday night。 Two dogs sprawled in the middle of the road�察�scuffling
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and biting。 Only the public´house at the corner was open�察 �a young
barman slopped water over the doorstep。 Fastidiously�察 �his lips curling�察�
Andreas picked his way through the water。 ;Extraordinary how I am
noticing things this morning。 It's partly the effect of Sunday。 I loathe a
Sunday when Anna's tied by the leg and the children are away。 On
Sunday a man has the right to expect his family。 Everything here's filthy�察�
the whole place might be down with the plague�察�and will be�察�too�察�if this
street's not swept away。 I'd like to have a hand on the government
ropes。; He braced his shoulders。 ;Now for this doctor。;
;Doctor Erb is at breakfast�察─ �the maid informed him。 She showed
him into the waiting´room�察�a dark and musty place�察�with some ferns under
a glass´case by the window。
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