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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
""Youcancallhimifyouwantto,"saidthesupervisor,stretchinghishandouttowardstheouterroomwherethetelephonewas,"please,goon,domakeyourphonecall.""No,Idon’twanttoanymore,"saidK.,andwentovertothewindow.Acrossthestreet,thepeoplewerestillthereatthewindow,anditwasonlynowthatK.hadgoneuptohiswindowthattheyseemedtobecomeuneasyaboutquietlywatchingwhatwasgoingon.Theoldcouplewantedtogetupbutthemanbehindthemcalmedthemdown."We’vegotsomekindofaudienceoverthere,"calledK.tothesupervisor,quiteloudly,ashepointedoutwithhisforefinger."Goaway,"hethencalledacrosstothem.Andthethreeofthemdidimmediatelyretreatafewsteps,theoldpairevenfoundthemselvesbehindthemanwhothenconcealedthemwiththebreadthofhisbodyandseemed,goingbythemovementsofhismouth,tobesayingsomethingincomprehensibleintothedistance.Theydidnotdisappearentirely,though,butseemedtobewaitingforthemomentwhentheycouldcomebacktothewindowwithoutbeingnoticed."Intrusive,thoughtlesspeople!"saidK.asheturnedbackintotheroom.Thesupervisormayhaveagreedwithhim,atleastK.thoughtthatwaswhathesawfromthecornerofhiseye.Butitwasjustaspossiblethathehadnotevenbeenlisteningashehadhishandpressedfirmlydownonthetableandseemedtobecomparingthelengthofhisfingers.Thetwopolicemenweresittingonachestcoveredwithacolouredblanket,rubbingtheirknees.