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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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