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DR. BOXER
Am I dismissed now, your honour?
WEHRHAHN
Extremely sorry; no. Kindly wait.--Mrs. Schulze, where is your nephew
keeping himself today? I haven't seen him all day long. Does any one know
where Constable Schulze is?
EDE
[_Softly._] He might send out a warrant after him.
WEHRHAHN
Doesn't any one know where Constable Schulze is?--Has any one interviewed
Mrs. Fielitz? Or hasn't she returned from Berlin yet?--I want somebody to
go to Councillor Reinberg.--[_To GLASENAPP, who is just returning._] Mr.
Schmarowski, Mrs. Fielitz's son-in-law, is there submitting his
building-plans. The news should be broken to him gently.
EDE
[_Softly to BOXER and LANGHEINRICH._] Yes, gently, so he don't stumble
over the church steeple.
[_DR. BOXER and LANGHEINRICH restrain their laughter with
difficulty._]
WEHRHAHN
[_Observing this._] Does that strike you as very amusing?--I don't know
what other reason you should have to laugh, Langheinrich. When people are
hardworking and ambitious and a fright like this comes to them--a
visitation from God--we might properly say: God protect us from such
things! I see nothing to laugh at.--Did you have the impression .
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