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           Buteventhatisallbesidethepoint,themainquestionis:Whoisissuingtheindictment?Whatofficeisconductingthisaffair?Areyouofficials?Noneofyouiswearingauniform,unlesswhatyouarewearing"-hereheturnedtowardsFranz-"ismeanttobeauniform,it’sactuallymoreofatravellingsuit.Irequireaclearanswertoallthesequestions,andI’mquitesurethatoncethingshavebeenmadeclearwecantakeourleaveofeachotheronthebestofterms."Thesupervisorslammedtheboxofmatchesdownonthetable."You’remakingabigmistake,"hesaid."ThesegentlemenandIhavegotnothingtodowithyourbusiness,infactweknowalmostnothingaboutyou.Wecouldbewearinguniformsasproperandexactasyoulikeandyoursituationwouldn’tbeanytheworseforit.Astowhetheryou’reonacharge,Ican’tgiveyouanysortofclearanswertothat,Idon’tevenknowwhetheryouareornot.You’reunderarrest,you’requiterightaboutthat,butIdon’tknowanymorethanthat.Maybetheseofficershavebeenchit-chattingwithyou,welliftheyhavethat’sallitis,chit-chat.Ican’tgiveyouananswertoyourquestions,butIcangiveyouabitofadvice:You’dbetterthinklessaboutusandwhat’sgoingtohappentoyou,andthinkabitmoreaboutyourself.Andstopmakingallthisfussaboutyoursenseofinnocence;youdon’tmakesuchabadimpression,butwithallthisfussyou’redamagingit.Andyououghttodoabitlesstalking,too.