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;Oh no�察─�said Viola very heartily�察�suddenly busy with her hair。
;Why not�拭─�
;I don't want to。;
;Oh�察�come along;impatiently。
She shook her head from side to side。 ;I wouldn't dream of such a
thing。;
At that he got up and came over to her。 ;Funny little puss cat� ─ �He
put up one hand to touch her hair。
;Don't�察─�she saidand slipped off the table。 ;II think it's time you
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went now。; She was quite frightened nowthinking only�此 �This man
must be got rid of as quickly as possible。;
;Oh�察�but you don't want me to go�拭─�
;Yes�察�I doI'm very busy。;
;Busy。 What does the pussy cat do all day�拭─�
;Lots and lots of things� ─ �She wanted to push him out of the room
and slam the door on himidiotfoolcruel disappointment。
;What's she frowning for�拭─ �he asked。 ;Is she worried about
anything�拭─�Suddenly serious�此 �I sayyou know�察�are you in any financial
difficulty�拭 �Do you want money�拭 �I'll give it to you if you like� ─�
;Money� �Steady on the brakedon't lose your head� �so she spoke
to herself。
;I'll give you two hundred marks if you'll kiss me。;
;Oh�察�boo� �What a condition� �And I don't want to kiss youI don't
like kissing。 Please go� ─�
;Yesyou do��yes�察�you do。; He caught hold of her arms above the
elbows。 She struggled�察�and was quite amazed to realise how angry she
felt。
;Let me goimmediately� ─ �she criedand he slipped one arm round
her body�察�and drew her towards himlike a bar of iron across her back
that arm。
;Leave me alone� �I tell you。 Don't be mean� �I didn't want this to
happen when you came into my room。 How dare you�拭─�
;Well�察�kiss me and I'll go� ─�
It was too idioticdodging that stupid�察�smiling face。
;I won't kiss you��you brute��I won't� ─ �Somehow she slipped out of
his arms and ran to the wallstood back against itbreathing quickly。
;Get out� ─�she stammered。 ;Go on now�察�clear out� ─�
At that moment�察 �when he was not touching her�察 �she quite enjoyed
herself。 She thrilled at her own angry voice。 ;To think I should talk to
a man like that� ─ �An angry flush spread over his facehis lips curled
back�察�showing his teethjust like a dog�察�thought Viola。 He made a rush
at her�察 �and held her against the wallpressed upon her with all the
weight of his body。 This time she could not get free。
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;I won't kiss you。 I won't。 Stop doing that Ugh� �you're like a dog
you ought to find lovers round lamp´postsyou beastyou fiend� ─�
He did not answer。 With an expression of the most absurd
determination he pressed ever more heavily upon her。 He did not even
look at herbut rapped out in a sharp voice�此 �Keep quietkeep quiet。;
;Garr� �Why are men so strong�拭─ �She began to cry。 ;Go awayI
don't want you�察�you dirty creature。 I want to murder you。 Oh�察�my God� �
if I had a knife。;
;Don't be sillycome and be good� ─ �He dragged her towards the bed。
;Do you suppose I'm a light woman�拭─�she snarled�察�and swooping over
she fastened her teeth in his glove。
;Ach� �don't do thatyou are hurting me� ─�
She did not let go�察 �but her heart said�察 �Thank the Lord I thought of
this。;
;Stop this minuteyou vixenyou bitch。; He threw her away from
him。 She saw with joy that his eyes were full of tears。 ;You've really
hurt me�察─�he said in a choking voice。
;Of course I have。 I meant to。 That's nothing to what I'll do if you
touch me again。;
The strange man picked up his hat。 ;No thanks�察─ �he said grimly。
;But I'll not forget thisI'll go to your landlady。;
;Pooh� ─ �She shrugged her shoulders and laughed。 ;I'll tell her you
forced your way in here and tried to assault me。 Who will she believe�拭�
with your bitten hand。 You go and find your Schafers。;
A sensation of glorious�察 �intoxicating happiness flooded Viola。 She
rolled her eyes at him。 ;If you don't go away this moment I'll bite you
again�察─�she said�察�and the absurd words started her laughing。 Even when
the door was closed�察�hearing him descending the stairs�察�she laughed�察�and
danced about the room。
What a morning� �Oh�察�chalk it up。 That was her first fight�察�and she'd
won she'd conquered that beastall by herself。 Her hands were still
trembling。 She pulled up the sleeve of her gowngreat red marks on her
arms。 ;My ribs will be blue。 I'll be blue all over�察─�she reflected。 ;If
only that beloved Casimir could have seen us。; And the feeling of rage
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and disgust against Casimir had totally disappeared。 How could the poor
darling help not having any money�拭 �It was her fault as much as his�察�and
he�察�just like her�察�was apart from the world�察�fighting it�察�just as she had done。
If only three o'clock would come。 She saw herself running towards him
and putting her arms round his neck。 ;My blessed one� �Of course we
are bound to win。 Do you love me still�拭 �Oh�察 �I have been horrible
lately。;
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13。 A BLAZE。
;Max�察�you silly devil�察�you'll break your neck if you go careering down
the slide that way。 Drop it�察�and come to the Club House with me and get
some coffee。;
;I've had enough for to´day。 I'm damp all through。 There�察�give us a
cigarette�察�Victor�察�old man。 When are you going home�拭─�
;Not for another hour。 It's fine this afternoon�察 �and I'm getting into
decent shape。 Look out�察�get off the track�察�here comes Fraulein Winkel。
Damned elegant the way she manages her sleigh� ─�
;I'm cold all through。 That's the worst of this placethe mistsit's a
damp cold。 Here�察�Forman�察�look after this sleighand stick it somewhere
so that I can get it without looking through a hundred and fifty others to´
morrow morning。;
They sat down at a small round table near the stove and ordered coffee。
Victor sprawled in his chair�察�patting his little brown dog Bobo and looking�察�
half laughingly�察�at Max。
;What's the matter�察�my dear�拭 �Isn't the world being nice and pretty�拭─�
;I want my coffee�察�and I want to put my feet into my pocketthey're
like stones。。。Nothing to eat�察 �thanksthe cake is like underdone india´
rubber here。;
Fuchs and Wistuba came and sat at their table。 Max half turned his
back and stretched his feet out to the oven。 The three other men all
began talking at onceof the weatherof the record slideof the fine
condition of the Wald See for skating。
Suddenly Fuchs looked at Max�察�raised his eyebrows and nodded across
to Victor�察�who shook his head。
;Baby doesn't feel well�察─�he said�察�feeding the brown dog with broken
lumps of sugar�察 �and nobody's to disturb himI'm nurse。;
;That's the first time I've ever known him off colour�察─ �said Wistuba。
;I've always imagined he had the better part of this world that could not be
taken away from him。 I think he says his prayers to the dear Lord for
having spared him being taken home in seven basketsful to´night。 It's a
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fool's game to risk your all that way and leave the nation desolate。;
;Dry up�察─�said Max。 ;You ought to be wheeled about on the snow in
a perambulator。;
;Oh�察�no offence�察�I hope。 Don't get nasty。 How's your wife�察�Victor�拭─�
;She's not at all well。 She hurt her head coming down the slide with
Max on Sunday。 I told her to stay at home all day。;
;I'm sorry。 Are you other fellows going back to the town or stopping
on here�拭─�
Fuchs and Victor said they were stoppingMax did not answer�察�but sat
motionless while the men paid for their coffee and moved away。 Victor
came back a moment and put a hand on his shoulder。
;If you're going right back�察�my dear�察�I wish you'd look Elsa up and tell
her I won't be in till late。 And feed with us to´night at Limpold�察�will you�拭�
And take some hot grog when you get in。;
;Thanks�察�old fellow�察�I'm all right。 Going back now。;
He rose�察 �stretched himself�察 �buttoned on his heavy coat and lighted
another cigarette。
From the door Victor watched him plunging through the heavy snow
head benthands thrust in his pocketshe almost appeared to be running
through the heavy snow towards the town。
。。。 Someone came stamping up the stairspaused at the door of her
sitting´ room�察�and knocked。
;Is that you�察�Victor�拭─�she called。
;No�察�it is I。。。 can I come in�拭─�