I consider my office in the light of a sacred calling.
[_Pause._] I have reduced my report to the public prosecutor to writing.
If I send it off at noon to-day, the command of arrest can reach us by
day after to-morrow.
MOTES
Now everybody will be coming down on me.
WEHRHAHN
You know I have an uncle who is a chamberlain. I'll talk to him about
you. Confound it all! There comes Fleischer! What does that fellow want?
Does he smell a rat by any chance? [_A knocking is heard and WEHRHAHN
shouts:_] Come in!
FLEISCHER
[_Enters, pale and excited._] Good morning! [_He receives no answer._] I
should like to lodge information which has reference to the robbery
recently committed here.
WEHRHAHN
[_With his most penetrating official glance._] You are Dr. Joseph
Fleischer?
FLEISCHER
Quite right. My name is Joseph Fleischer.
WEHRHAHN
And you come to give me some information.
FLEISCHER
If you will permit me, that is what I should like to do. I have made an
observation which may, quite possibly, help the authorities to track down
the thief in question.
WEHRHAHN
[_Drums on the table with his fingers. He looks around at the others with
an expression of affected surprise which tempts them to laughter.
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