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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─�

    

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