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into his pockets�察�and began balancing himself on toe and heel。 

     ;You're jagged by the weather�察─�he said wryly�察 �nothing else。                   A great 

pitythis   storm。     You   know   climate   has   an   immense   effect   upon   birth。 

A   fine   day   perks    a  womangives        her  heart   for  her   business。     Good 

weather is as necessary to a confinement as it is to a washing day。                      Not 

badthat last remark of minefor a professional fossil�察�eh�拭─�

     Andreas made no reply。 

     ;Well�察�I'll be getting back to my patient。            Why don't you take a walk�察�

and clear your head�拭        �That's the idea for you。; 

     ;No�察─�he answered�察 �I won't do that�察�it's too rough。; 

     He   went   back   to   his   chair   by   the   window。    While   the   servant   girl 

cleared   away   he   pretended   to   read。。。then   his   dreams�       �It   seemed   years 

since he   had had   the   time   to himself to dream  like thathe never   had   a 

breathing space。        Saddled with work all day�察�and couldn't shake it off in 

the evening like other men。           Besides�察�Anna was interestedthey talked of 

practically nothing else together。          Excellent mother she'd make for a boy�察�

she had a grip of things。 

     Church bells   started   ringing through the windy  air�察 �now  sounding   as 

though from very far away�察�then again as though all the churches in the 

town     had   been    suddenly     transplanted     into   their  street。    They     stirred 

something   in   him�察  �those   bells�察  �something   vague   and   tender。       Just   about 

that time Anna would call him from the hall。                 ;Andreas�察�come and have 

your coat brushed。        I'm ready。;      Then off they would go�察�she hanging on 

his   arm�察  �and   looking   up   at   him。  She   certainly   was   a   little   thing。  He 

remembered   once   saying   when   they   were   engaged�察   �Just   as   high   as   my 

heart�察─  �and   she   had   jumped   on   to   a   stool   and   pulled   his   head   down�察�

laughing。      A   kid   in  those    days�察  �younger     than   her  children    in  nature�察�

brighter�察�more ;go; and ;spirit; in her。            The way she'd run down the road 

to meet   him  after  business�        �And  the  way  she  laughed   when   they  were 

looking   for   a  house。     By   Jove�   �that   laugh   of   hers�  �At   the   memory   he 

grinned�察�then grew suddenly grave。             Marriage certainly changed a woman 

far more than it did a man。          Talk about sobering down。            She had lost all 

her go in two months�           �Well�察�once this boy business was over she'd get 

stronger。     He began to plan a little trip for them。           He'd take her away and 



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they'd loaf about together somewhere。               After all�察�dash it�察�they were young 

still。   She'd got into a groove�察�he'd have to force her out of it�察�that's all。 

     He got up and went into the drawing´room�察�carefully shut the door and 

took   Anna's   photograph   from   the   top   of   the   piano。       She   wore   a   white 

dress with a big bow of some soft stuff under the chin�察�and stood�察�a little 

stiffly�察  �holding     a  sheaf    of   artificial  poppies     and    corn   in   her   hands。 

Delicate she looked even then�察�her masses of hair gave her that look。                      She 

seemed   to   droop   under   the   heavy   braids   of   it�察  �and   yet   she   was   smiling。 

Andreas caught his breath sharply。              She was his wifethat girl。          Posh� �it 

had only been taken four years ago。              He held it close to him�察�bent forward 

and kissed it。      Then rubbed the glass with the back of his hand。                   At that 

moment�察�fainter than he had heard in the passage�察�more terrifying�察�Andreas 

heard   again   that   wailing   cry。     The   wind   caught   it   up   in   mocking   echo�察�

blew   it   over   the   house´tops�察  �down   the   street�察  �far   away   from   him。      He 

flung out his arms�察 �I'm so damnably helpless�察─�he said�察�and then�察�to the 

picture�察    �Perhaps      it's  not  as  bad    as  it  sounds�察   �perhaps     it  is  just  my 

sensitiveness。;       In the half light of the drawing´room the smile seemed to 

deepen   in Anna's   portrait�察  �and   to   become   secret�察  �even   cruel。        ;No�察─  �he 

reflected�察 �that smile is not at all her happiest expressionit was a mistake 

to let her have it taken smiling like that。            She doesn't look like my wife 

like the mother  of my  son。;            Yes�察 �that was   it�察�she  did not look like the 

mother of a son who was going to be a partner in the firm。                       The picture 

got on his nerves�察�he held it in different lights�察�looked at it from a distance�察�

sideways�察�spent�察�it seemed to Andreas afterwards�察�a whole lifetime trying 

to fit it in。    The more he played with it the deeper grew his dislike of it。 

Thrice he carried it over to the fireplace and decided to chuck it behind the 

Japanese   umbrella   in   the   grate�察  �then   he   thought   it   absurd   to   waste   an 

expensive frame。          There was no good in beating about the bush。                   Anna 

looked like a strangerabnormal�察�a freakit might be a picture taken just 

before or after death。 

     Suddenly he realised that the wind had dropped�察�that the whole house 

was   still�察  �terribly   still。  Cold    and    pale�察  �with   a   disgusting   feeling    that 

spiders   were   creeping   up   his   spine   and   across   his   face�察  �he   stood   in   the 

centre of the drawing´room�察�hearing Doctor Erb's footsteps descending the 



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stairs。 

     He saw Doctor Erb come into the room�察�the room seemed to change 

into a great glass bowl that spun round�察�and Doctor Erb seemed to swim 

through   this glass   bowl   towards   him�察 �like  a   goldfish   in   a  pearl´coloured 

waistcoat。 

     ;My   beloved   wife     has   passed   away� ─    �He    wanted    to  shout   it  out 

before the doctor spoke。 

     ;Well�察   �she's  hooked     a  boy  this  time� ─  �said   Doctor    Erb。   Andreas 

staggered forward。 

     ;Look out。      Keep   on   your   pins�察─�said   Doctor   Erb�察 �catching   Dinzer's 

arm�察�and murmuring�察�as he felt it�察 �Flabby as butter。; 

     A glow spread all over Andreas。          He was exultant。 

     ;Well�察   �by   God�     �Nobody      can   accuse    ME    of  not   knowing     what 

suffering is�察─�he said。 



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     10。              THE               CHILD´WHO´WAS´ 

TIRED。 



     She was just beginning to walk along a little white road with tall black 

trees on either side�察 �a little road that led to   nowhere�察�and where nobody 

walked at all�察�when a hand gripped her shoulder�察�shook her�察�slapped her 

ear。 

     ;Oh�察  �oh�察  �don't   stop   me�察─  �cried   the   Child´Who´Was´Tired。   ;Let   me 

go。; 

     ;Get up�察�you good´for´nothing brat�察─�said a voice�察 �get up and light the 

oven or I'll shake every bone out of your body。; 

    With     an  immense     effort  she   opened   her   eyes�察 �and   saw   the  Frau 

standing by�察�the baby bundled under one arm。              The three other children 

who shared the same bed with the Child´Who´Was´Tired�察�accustomed to 

brawls�察   �slept  on   peacefully。   In   a  corner   of  the  room    the  Man    was 

fastening his braces。 

     ;What do you mean by sleeping like this the whole night throughlike 

a sack of potatoes�拭     �You've let the baby wet his bed twice。; 

     She did not answer�察�but tied her petticoat string�察�and buttoned on her 

plaid frock with cold�察�shaking fingers。 

     ;There�察�that's enough。      Take the baby into the kitchen with you�察�and 

heat that cold coffee on the spirit lamp for the master�察�and give him the 

loaf of black bread out of the table drawer。        Don't guzzle it yourself or I'll 

know。; 

    The   Frau    staggered    across   the  room�察  �flung  herself   on  to  her  bed�察�

drawing the pink bolster round her shoulders。 

    It was almost dark in the kitchen。         She laid the baby on the wooden 

settle�察  �covering   him    with  a  shawl�察   �then  poured    the  coffee   from   the 

earthenware jug into the saucepan�察�and set it on the spirit lamp to boil。 

     ;I'm sleepy�察─�nodded the Child´Who´Was´Tired�察�kneeling on the floor 

and   splitting   the   damp   pine   logs   into   little   chips。 ;That's   why   I'm   not 

awake。; 

    The oven took a long time to light。          Perhaps it was cold�察�like herself�察�



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and sleepy。。。Perhaps it had been dreaming of a little white road with black 

trees on either side�察�a little road that led to nowhere。 

     Then the door was pulled violently open and the Man strode in。 

     ;Here�察�what are you doing�察�sitting on the floor�拭─�he shouted。                     ;Give 

me my coffee。        I've got to be off。      Ugh�      �You haven't even washed over 

the table。; 

     She sprang to her feet�察�poured his coffee into an enamel cup�察�and gave 

him bread and a knife�察�then�察�taking a wash rag from the sink�察�smeared over 

the black linoleumed table。 

     ;Swine of a dayswine's life�察─�mumbled the Man�察�sitting by the table 

and staring out of the window at the bruised sky�察�which seemed to bulge 

heavily   over   the   dull   land。   He   stuffed   his   mouth   with   bread   and   then 

swilled it down with the coffee。 

     The   Child   drew   a   pail   of   water

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