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Hauptmann, Gerhart, 1862-1946

"The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I"


WEHRHAHN
Sorry. Can't say that I have a clear recollection. And that wouldn't
matter officially anyhow.
KRUEGER
[_Resignedly._] My name is Krueger.
WEHRHAHN
Capitalist by any chance?
KRUEGER
[_With extreme and ironic vehemence._] Exactly--capitalist and houseowner
here.
WEHRHAHN
Identify yourself, please.
KRUEGER
I--Identify myself! My name is Krueger. I don't think we need go to any
further trouble. I've been living here for thirty years. Every child in
the place knows me.
WEHRHAHN
The length of your residence here doesn't concern me. It is my business
merely to ascertain your identity. Is this gentleman known to you--Mr.
Motes?
_MOTES half rises with an angry expression._
WEHRHAHN
Ah, yes, I understand. Kindly sit down. Well, Glasenapp?
GLASENAPP
Yes, at your service. It is Mr. Krueger all right.
WEHRHAHN
Very well.--So you have been robbed of wood?
KRUEGER
Of wood, exactly. Two loads of pine wood.
WEHRHAHN
Did you have the wood stored in your shed?
KRUEGER
[_Growing violent again._] That's quite a separate matter. That's the
substance of another complaint I have to make.
WEHRHAHN
[_With an ironic laugh and looking at the others.


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