WEHRHAHN
Do her parents live in this place?
KRUEGER
[_Not having heard correctly._] I'm not concerned with her face.
WEHRHAHN
I asked whether the parents of the girl live here?
GLASENAPP
She's the daughter of the washerwoman Wolff.
WEHRHAHN
Wolff--the same one who's washing for us today, Glasenapp?
GLASENAPP
The same, your honour.
WEHRHAHN
[_Shaking his head._] Very strange indeed!--She's a very honest and a
very industrious woman.--[_To KRUEGER._] Is that a fact? Is she the
daughter of the woman in question?
KRUEGER
She is the daughter of the washerwoman Wolff.
WEHRHAHN
And has the girl come back?
KRUEGER
Up to the present time the girl has not come back.
WEHRHAHN
Then suppose we call in Mrs. Wolff herself. Mitteldorf! You act as though
you were very tired. Well, go across the yard. Mrs. Wolff is to come to
me at once. I beg you to be seated, Mr. Krueger.
KRUEGER
[_Sitting down and sighing._] O Lord! O Lord! What a life!
WEHRHAHN
[_Softly to GLASENAPP and MOTES._] I'm rather curious to see what will
develop. There's something more than meets the eye in all this. I think a
great deal of Mrs. Wolff. The woman works enough for four men.
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